Colts Neck Man Suffering Medical Emergency Rescued At Allaire State Park: Police

HOWELL, NJ — A Colts Neck man who suffered an apparent heart attack in the deep in the woods at Allaire State Park Thursday night was rescued by a joint effort of police from Howell, Wall and the New Jersey State Park Police, authorities said.

Detective Sgt. Christian Antunez said the 48-year-old man and two friends were riding bicycles on a trail in the park when the man suffered a medical emergency about 6:45 p.m. Thursday. The friends immediately called 911, he said.

Howell Sgt. Michael Popek and Patrolmen Ryan Lowe and Ray Tillotson responded to the area, which was across the street from Blewett's salvage yard on Herbertsville Road.

The trio started searching, working with Howell dispatchers to use GPS location to find the group and yelling for the callers, Antunez said. As they yelled, a young male bicyclist found them and took the officers to the scene. As they arrived officers from Wall Police and State Park Police had just located the individuals and were with them as Howell officers arrived.

The officers carried the man several hundred feet to a trail where the Ramtown Fire Department brush truck was waiting, which then transported the patient to the Howell Police ambulance standing by, Antunez said.

The man was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment. An update on his condition was not available Friday afternoon, Antunez said.

"This was a coordinated effort between the Howell and Wall Township police departments and communication centers, State Park Police and Ramtown Fire Department," he said. "The actions of the patient’s friends and Good Samaritan who led officers to the scene assisted greatly in providing immediate care to the patient."

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