Two medevac calls off Long Beach Island on July 31 were triggered by separate incidents on the water with one rescue occurring bayside and another offshore in a season already crowded with water-related emergencies.
Around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Surf City Volunteer Fire Company and EMS’ water rescue team was dispatched to a call for a swimmer in distress near channel marker 55 in Barnegat Bay off Harvey Cedars, said Zach Kandel, one of the team members.
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