A Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol rescue boat itself had to be rescued when it inexplicably ended up in the ocean.
The mystery unfolded on the afternoon of July 21 when lifeguards were clearing the 76th Street beach of swimmers and sunbathers as a series of thunderstorms were rolling through the area. Randy Townsend, beach patrol chief of operations, said the 17-foot, 350-pound fiberglass rowboat was positioned 30 feet away from the high tide line on the beach.
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