Man Drowns Near Sandy Hook

Yesterday, a swimmer drowned off a beach on the bay side of Sandy Hook, NJ. According to WABC 7, "All three people were pulled out of the water at around 4:30 p.m. and taken to Monmouth Medical Center. One of the men was pronounced dead at the hospital. The conditions of the other two were not made available." Apparently they were swimming near Plum Island, and there were signs posted warning people that there were no lifeguards on duty. Sandy Hook is part of Gateway National Park.

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By Jen Chung in News on July 25, 2010 10:55 AM

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FinalShaft

"Apparently they were swimming near Plum Island, and there were signs posted warning people that there were no lifeguards on duty. Sandy Hook"

That makes no sense. Those two places are nowhere near eachother.

thelexiphane

It's not the Plum Island of animal disease testing renown. It's another Plum Island across the bay, formed by Sandy Hook, from Highlands, NJ.