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🌱 Patch AM: Diver, 80, Dies Off Coast Of Jersey Shore: U.S. Coast Guard

Happening soon: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival on the Barnegat Patch calendar

Wednesday September 9th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Greetings Barnegat! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Elderly diver dies after medical emergency off Barnegat Light
  • Missing Barnegat man found safe after township-wide police alert

Also on today's calendar: 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
  • Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Diver, 80, Dies Off Coast Of Jersey Shore: U.S. Coast Guard (patch.com) — Residents around Barnegat and Long Beach Island are learning more about a tragic diving incident off Barnegat Light, where an 80-year-old diver was brought back to shore after a medical emergency. Despite CPR efforts and a Coast Guard escort to Lighthouse Marina, the diver was later pronounced dead by medical authorities.
   

• Search for Missing Elderly Man Ends in Barnegat (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Barnegat police say an elderly man reported missing Sunday from the Barnegat Boulevard and West Bay Avenue area has been found in good health and the alert is canceled. Officers had asked residents to watch for his black Subaru SUV with New Jersey plates W93PSM, emphasizing that callers should contact 911 rather than approach the vehicle themselves.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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