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Hurricane Erin: These Jersey Shore beaches have banned swimming due to rip currents

At least 9 Jersey Shore beaches were banning swimming as rip tides and rising tides from Hurricane Erin threaten swimmer safety.

Hero saves one sister, but Belmar drowning death haunts his rescue

Thomas Walsh, a retired Monmouth County correctional police officer, saved the sister of the girl, 13, who drowned in Belmar ...

Jersey Shore lifeguards plead: Don't swim on deadly unguarded beaches

Jersey Shore officials are pleading with the public to avoid swimming in the ocean when no lifeguards are around, especially ...

Officials Warn That Beachgoers Could Risk 'Arrest' If They Break Curfew Following Tragic Incident

On Aug. 11, the Seaside Heights Fire Department was alerted to a report of multiple swimmers in distress off of Webster ...

This Jersey Shore town to close beaches after lifeguards leave following rip-current drowning

Beaches in Seaside Heights typically open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. when lifeguards leave for the day, Vaz said. Patrolmen from the Seaside Heights Police Department will now help close beaches ...

Beachgoers risk being ‘arrested’ for swimming without lifeguard after tragic NJ incident

Following a dramatic rescue earlier this week in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, local officials are announcing they will be ...

Another close call, this time in South Seaside Park, after pair get caught in rip current

Thursday’s incident in South Seaside Park was reported about 6:40 p.m., when a teen and adult male in the ocean appeared to be in trouble.