Horrific Discovery Shuts Down Rail Service In Point Pleasant

POING PLEASANT BEACH – Police were continuing to investigate a body that was found in Manasquan on Tuesday, north of the Point Pleasant Beach train station.

Rail service in the area was shut down in Point Pleasant Beach and Bay Head on Tuesday morning, officials said. The service has since resumed.

The incident happened at approximately 5:15 a.m. just after North Jersey Coast Line train 3310 departed Bay Head at 4:54 a.m., according to Jim Smith, a NJ Transit spokesman. The train was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station in New York at 6:41 a.m..

The train reported the discovery of a body and a motorcycle on the tracks in Manasquan, Smith said.

The scene was discovered upon the train’s arrival, Smith said. The crew of train 3310 reported they did not strike the individual.

Currently, the North Jersey Coast Line service is suspended in both directions between Bay Head and Long Branch. New Jersey Transit Police are on scene investigating to obtain further details.

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