Crime & Safety
Swimmer Missing Off Seaside Heights: Reports
The swimmer was one of six people who needed help in the water in Seaside Heights, the reports said.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ ? Authorities were searching for a man who when missing while swimming off Seaside Heights on Sunday, according to reports.
The missing swimmer is a 24-year-old man, NJ.com reported. He went missing as first responders brought five other swimmers to shore, police told the publication, officials said.
Rip current warnings have been in place all weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
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There were five other swimmers rescued from the Stockton Avenue beach around 6:30 p.m., News 12 New Jersey reported.
The man in Seaside Heights was the second swimmer who went missing on Saturday. Mid-Jersey News reported a 24-year-old man was missing in Beach Haven shortly before 3 p.m. That man was found and was taken to a hospital for treatment, the report said.
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This report will be updated as additional information becomes available.
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