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Search Continues for Missing Victim
Following a report that a boat had capsized, a search and rescue operation was launched in the Manasquan Inlet on Thursday night.
Three people were in the water, according to a report from the local police to the Coast Guard. According to Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves, an agency spokesperson, local first responders had found two of the victims and were looking for the third.
A 47-foot motor life boat and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the Coast Guard's stations in Manasquan Inlet and Atlantic City, respectively, were helping with the search, according to Reaves.
On a jetty on the Manasquan side of the inlet, there was a sizable contingent of the neighborhood's first responders.
According to
News12 Reporter, Reporter Jim Murdoch Search and rescue crews confirm three people were on board the boat. Two were rescued one remains missing. Search efforts have continued all night long.
Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet/Shark River Facebook Page states that their crews, as well as other outside agencies, are working hard to locate the remaining missing person and to collect debris from the accident.
They kindly ask the boating public to please give the rescue crews the time and space we need to complete this mission. They also ask that the public please refrain from spreading false information regarding the accident.
