{"id":20455,"date":"2022-08-15T02:40:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T06:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=20455"},"modified":"2022-08-15T02:40:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T06:40:57","slug":"serious-boating-accident-in-barnegat-bay-off-chadwick-island-sends-victims-to-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2022\/08\/serious-boating-accident-in-barnegat-bay-off-chadwick-island-sends-victims-to-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious Boating Accident in Barnegat Bay Off Chadwick Island Sends Victims to Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police Lights (Photo: Jason Rojas\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n

At least one person was transported to a trauma center in a medevac helicopter Sunday night after the vessel in which they were traveling became grounded in Barnegat Bay.<\/p>\n

According to Toms River police, as well as witnesses, a boat with seven people aboard was traveling in the area adjacent to Middle Sedge Island and the Chadwick Beach section of Toms River Township when the vessel apparently navigated into a shallow area and became grounded, zapping the boat\u2019s speed and sending passengers into the water. The accident occurred shortly after 9 p.m., authorities said, raising the stakes on the search given the darkness that had fallen.<\/p>\n

Toms River police spokeswoman Jillian Messina said police, EMS, and fire units were dispatched to the area of Boca Raton Drive on Chadwick Island for a reported boat that run aground with passengers being ejected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are several injuries reported at this time and multiple agencies are on the scene,\u201d Messina said late Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau will be leading the investigation; that agency had not released a statement as of 2 a.m. Monday morning.<\/p>\n

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A chart showing the area near Middle Sedge Island, Ocean County, N.J. (Source: Navionics)<\/p><\/div>\n

The bay was generally calm Sunday night. Middle Sedge Island, known for the large, solitary home that is located there, is surrounded by shallows. It is located just west of a narrow channel that runs along the extreme eastern portion of the bay, along the barrier island, and well east of the bay\u2019s main channel which carries the intracoastal waterway.<\/p>\n

A medevac helicopter transported one victim from the Brown Avenue landing zone in Lavallette.<\/p>\n

This story will be updated when more details become available.<\/p>\n

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