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Girl, 13, Pulled From Maywood Pool Girl, 13, Pulled From Maywood Pool
Girl, 13, Pulled From Maywood Pool A 13-year-old girl was pulled from the municipal pool in Maywood on Labor Day, police said. A lifeguard quickly got to the drowning teen, witnesses said. The good news: She was alert and conscious when EMS took her to Hackensack University Medical Center, Maywood Police Detective Sgt. William Phayre said.
Surfer Attacked By Shark At Smith Point County Park Surfer Attacked By Shark At Smith Point County Park
Surfer Attacked By Shark At Smith Point County Park Another Long Island beach is closed to swimming after a surfer was bitten by a shark.  The incident took place at Smith Point County Beach Park in Shirley, around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 13, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. The surfer was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment of injuries, Bellone said. The third attack comes after a shark bit a Smith Point County Park lifeguard, on Sunday, July 3 and another lifeguard was attacked in the village of Ocean Beach on Thursday, July 7. "This is the new normal with tiger sharks swimming closer t…
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning Monday afternoon was just another work day for South Seaside Park guard Keith Pinto, who sat in the lifeguard chair under clear skies surrounded by his colleagues and beach goers. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, lightning struck.  The 19-year-old guard fell out of his chair, and the force knocked a nearby group of people to the ground around 4:30 p.m. at the 21st Avenue Beach, witnesses tell CBS2. A visitor recalls it smelling like hair burning.  #RIP: Friends of 19-year-old Keith Pinto say the community is heartbroken. They, along with his family, are devastated the young man with …
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning Monday afternoon was just another work day for South Seaside Park guard Keith Pinto, who sat in the lifeguard chair under clear skies surrounded by his colleagues and beach goers. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, lightning struck. The 19-year-old guard fell out of his chair, and the force knocked a nearby group of people to the ground around 4:30 p.m. at the 21st Avenue Beach, witnesses tell CBS2. A visitor recalls it smelling like hair burning. As suddenly as the lightning came down from the sky, Pinto -- a former Toms River High School North track runner and dear friend to many -- w…
Pack Of Sharks Spotted Off Long Island Shore, Temporarily Closing Beach Pack Of Sharks Spotted Off Long Island Shore, Temporarily Closing Beach
Pack Of Sharks Spotted Off Long Island Shore, Temporarily Closing Beach Swimming was temporarily suspended again at a Long Island beach when a pack of sharks was reportedly found feasting on baitfish in the waters. A pack of nearly two dozen sharks was reportedly spotted at approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15 at Davis Park, a Fire Island beach off the coast of Long Island, causing concerns for lifeguards in the area. According to reports, at least 20 sharks were spotted close to the shore following schools of mossbunker and other baitfish that were congregating in the area, attracting the predators and other marine life. Following the shark sightings, lif…
ID Released For Man Who Drowned Off Fairfield County Coast ID Released For Man Who Drowned Off Fairfield County Coast
ID Released For Man Who Drowned Off Fairfield County Coast A Fairfield County man who drowned after being thrown out of a canoe that capsized, along with a friend has been identified. Lorenzo Macua, age 63, of Norwalk, died from drowning when the canoe capsized off Shippan Point in Stamford on Saturday, July 10, said Meghan Bard, a spokesperson DEEP. The incident took place around 10 a.m. when Macua and a friend were canoeing off of Long Island Sound in the area off the coast near 280 E. Ocean Drive in Stamford, said Stamford Fire Captian Philip Hayes.  “The rough conditions” in the Sound likely caused the vessel to overturn, offici…
Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County
Lifeguards From Nearby Beach Club Attempt To Save Drowning Man In Fairfield County Four Fairfield County lifeguards are being honored for their efforts in attempting to save a drowning man who was thrown into the water from an overturned canoe. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 10, when land and marine units from the Stamford Fire Department, Stamford Police Department, and Stamford Emergency Medical Services responded to Long Island Sound, near the east side of Shippan Point for a report of an overturned canoe with people in the water, said Captain Philip Hayes. Initial 911 calls came from residents of Ocean Drive East after they witnessed indivi…
Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool
Boy, 6, Drowns In Wildwood Hotel Pool A 6-year-old boy drowned in a Wildwood hotel pool over the Fourth of July weekend. Police responded to Beachside Resort on Atlantic Avenue for a possible drowning with CPR in progress around 6:30 p.m. July 3, the Wildwood police and fire departments said in a joint police. One police officer and firefighters resumed life-saving efforts on the boy, before he was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead after medical staff were unable to revive him at the hospital, police said. It was unclear if a lifeguard was present at the time of the incident. “We are…
15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore 15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore
15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore The search for a 15-year-old boy who was swept away Sunday while swimming with his sister on the Jersey Shore has been postponed until Monday morning, authorities said. Josiah Jeremiah Robison of Ewing and his sister appeared to have been caught up in a rip current while in Brighton Avenue Beach near Newark and Ocean avenues around 2:45 p.m., Spring Lake Police Chief Edward Kerr said. A bystander in the water and lifeguards were able to reach Josiah's sister and get her to the shore safely, Kerr said. A four-hour search for Josiah by nearly 80 lifeguards and several law enforcement agencie…
Drowning Swimmer Revived At Hackensack High-Rise Pool Drowning Swimmer Revived At Hackensack High-Rise Pool
Drowning Swimmer Revived At Hackensack High-Rise Pool A lifeguard pulled a drowning man from a pool at a Hackensack high-rise Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The lifeguard at the Prospect Place Apartments on Prospect Avenue began CPR, and got a pulse, before responding city police officers took over, Lt. James Smith said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 4 p.m. call, he said.
Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning
Lifeguard From New Canaan Gets Probation For Chelsea Piers Near Drowning A Stamford judge has allowed a former Chelsea Piers lifeguard who almost let a 5-year-old New Canaan boy drown last year to take part in a court diversionary program, according to multiple sources. Zachary Stein, 24, of New Canaan, originally charged with reckless endangerment and risk of injury, will have a clean record once he completes the program in 2020, officials said. During the program, Stein will not be allowed to work as a lifeguard or any similar type of employment, Judge Gary White ruled. The sentence, handed down Friday, was made over the objections of Stamford State’s Attorne…