The Ship Bottom and Surf City volunteer fire companies, along with members of the Beach Haven First Aid Squad, responded to a call of an unconscious individual in the bay waters off West 16th Street in Ship Bottom, commonly known as The Sandbar (Party Island), around 5:45 p.m. Aug. 14.
Rescue Engine 4913 from Surf City worked with Marine Unit 4616 from Ship Bottom to reach the patient in the bay water, according to a report published on social media Aug. 14.
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