POINT PLEASANT – There were no injuries after a boat capsized, when six people had to be rescued from the Point Pleasant Canal, authorities said.
On the evening of Aug. 14, at around 6 p.m., there was a group of people on a 23-foot boat in the canal. Police said they were notified after the vessel capsized.
Staff Sergeant Paul Rodemann and Trooper I Ryan Koehler were dispatched from the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau Point Pleasant Station. They saw five people struggling to stay afloat, but didn’t see the sixth.
As the troopers were preparing to enter the water to search for the sixth, he emerged from under the capsized boat.
The six victims were brought aboard and taken back to the station for a medical evaluation. There were no reported injuries.
“The troopers’ quick and timely response led to the rescue, but this incident could have quickly become a tragedy due to the fact that none of the boat’s occupants were wearing personal flotation devices (life vests),” police said.
