Rip Current in Eastern Ocean, New Jersey

Rip Current September 2, 2025 · Eastern Ocean, New Jersey

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Fire departments from multiple municipalities responded to a report of a swimmer in distress at the New York Avenue Beach in Lavallette. The individual was found partially submerged in the ocean about 25 yards from shore. He was taken to a local medical center where he was pronounced dead. Most beaches in the area are unguarded after Labor Day.

The wider storm

Fire departments responded to a swimmer in distress on Tuesday, September 2 at a Lavallette Beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280750. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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