The weekend saw a wow-ifed rescue of two men, possibly anglers, who became marooned on rocks next to the buoy monument at the far east end of the South Jetty at Barnegat Inlet. Their escape route back toward the lighthouse had been suddenly inundated by a rising tide. The situation worsened as powerful waves began taking potshots at the two.

The men had unknowingly taken on extremely powerful waves issued by an out-at-sea Hurricane Ernesto. Making matters worse, the waves were on the back of an enhanced high tide, also boosted by the hurricane.