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Body of Missing Boater Derek Narby Found: Positive ID Confirmed

ID Confirmed

According to the New Jersey State Police on Tuesday night, a body that washed up on the bank of the Manasquan River on Saturday has been identified as the 21-year-old boater, Derek Narby, who vanished about two weeks ago when his family's boat capsized in the inlet.

Derek Narby, 21, of Brick Township, was the person discovered on Channel Drive in Point Pleasant Beach on Saturday, September 23rd, according to Detective Jeffrey Lebron of the State Police. There is currently no additional information available, and the cause of the incident is still being investigated.

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Authorities reported that the body was found in Point Pleasant Beach at about 2:45 p.m. on Saturday in the Manasquan Inlet. According to a State Police spokesman, troopers were sent to Channel Drive, close to where the corpse was discovered.
According to Manasquan Mayor Edward Donovan, Narby's family's 31-foot boat got hit by a wave while attempting to enter the inlet on September 14 and capsized. Since then, authorities have been searching for Narby.

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