Rip currents leave 1 dead, 2 missing at Jersey shore
BELMAR, N.J. — Rip currents have left one girl dead and two teenagers missing on two different New Jersey beaches where lifeguards were not on duty.
A 13-year-old died and her 12-year-old cousin was on life-support after they were found floating facedown Thursday night, Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty said. The girls’ names were not immediately released. Both attended the town’s elementary school, where grief counsellors were on hand Friday for the last day of classes.
In Atlantic City, the search continued for two teenagers who witnesses reported being pulled under by rip currents Thursday night.
Atlantic City police identified them as 15-year-old Ramon Quinn, of Pleasantville, and 16-year-old Kaliyah Hand. A family member told The Press of Atlantic City her last name was Spence, but her father said Friday it was Hand.