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Jersey Shore town will close beaches after lifeguards leaves following drowning, mayor says

Beaches in Seaside Heights typically open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. when lifeguards leave for the day, Vaz said.
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After drowning, Seaside Heights threatens to arrest swimmers

A heartbreaking drowning in Seaside Heights prompts Mayor Tony Vaz to enhance safety measures including new signs and nightly ...

Six swimmers rescued, one deceased, in Seaside Heights, NJ, on Monday

At approximately 6:55 p.m. on Monday, the Seaside Heights Fire Department in New Jersey was dispatched along with others for a report of multiple swimmers in distress off Webster Avenue Beach in ...

Drowning in Seaside Heights: Beaches to close evenings on days with dangerous surf

Seaside Heights beaches will close by 5 p.m. on days of rough surf and rip currents, two hours earlier than the previous 7 p.m. closure.

Elderly swimmer dies after being pulled from ocean at NYC beach, as another drowns on Jersey Shore

A woman died after she was pulled from the ocean at a popular New York City beach Monday — the same day another swimmer ...

2 dead in separate incident at beaches in Brooklyn and N.J.

Two people died in separate incidents in the water in Brooklyn and New Jersey Monday night. A 55-year-old woman died after ...

Seaside Heights man, 67, dies in motorcycle crash on the Garden State Parkway

LAKEWOOD − A 67-year-old Seaside Heights man died Tuesday evening when he was thrown from a motorcycle after the vehicle ...