Fiancee: Jersey Shore Woman Probably Had Seizure When She And Her Infant Fell Into Ocean

By Tom Davis (Patch Staff)

A 24-year-old woman charged with throwing her infant into the water in Atlantic City Sunday and then jumping into the ocean herself probably had a seizure and fell in, her fiancee said.

Dashai Ahmed Williams Bey, interviewed by The Press of Atlantic City, said he doesn’t believe his fiancee threw his infant daughter intentionally.

Police say two fishermen witnessed the woman, Patricia Shurig of Atlantic City, throw her baby into the water just after 5 p.m. Tom Bell, a retired Atlantic City firefighter, helped rescue the baby girl and performed CPR on the baby, according to NBC40.

Both were rescued.

The last time Bey saw Patricia Shurig was Sunday afternoon in their Atlantic City apartment. He said a false accusation related to drugs had caused Shurig stress, according to The Press of Atlantic City.

“I know for the past couple of days she’s been having seizures and things like that,” he told the newspaper. “I’d say it stressed her, and I know that she was having seizures, and I think her stress causes her seizures.”

Police say the mother was probably suicidal when she threw the infant girl, who is less than two months old, off the rocks at Pacific Beach, according to NJ.com.

Fisherman Luis Ortiz also jumped into the inlet, saying: “I’m going in for you. You can’t panic and don’t try to grab me. That’s it, and I went in after her. That’s it,” according to NBC40.

Police say Shurig and the baby girl were taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division for treatment, according to The Press of Atlantic City and NJ.com.