Colo. Man, Friend Rescued After Clinging To N.J. Buoy
Pair Was On River When Canoe Flipped
POSTED: 9:58 am MDT August 7,
2008
HIGHLANDS, N.J. -- Highlands police said that two people had to be fished out of the Shrewsbury River after their canoe flipped. Highlands Police Chief Joseph Blewett said a 23-year-old Highlands woman and a 24-year-old Colorado man went for an early-morning canoe trip Thursday when the accident happened. One of the pair was spotted holding onto a buoy.
A worker at the Sandy Hook Bay Marina heard calls for help. The worker, along with a person who lives nearby, jumped into the water to help. Along with emergency workers, they rescued the pair. Police say the woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
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