TOMS RIVER – A Pine Beach 16-year-old is recovering from being impaled during a track-and-field javelin toss.
The according to authorities, the accident occurred around 5:40 p.m. on May 11 in a field outside Donovan Catholic High School on Hooper Avenue.
Township Police spokeswoman Jillian Messina stated that upon their arrival, police “were directed to an open field near the track-and-field training area.” That is where they discovered the injured teenager who suffered an injury from a “javelin impaled in his right thigh.”
She added, “the javelin was impaled several inches into his thigh; however, there was no visible bleeding, and the victim was conscious and having a conversation with first responders.”
Messina added, “the javelin was cut by Toms River Fire Department members to allow for the safe transport to the hospital. He was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.”
It was unknown if the victim is a student at the school or whether he had been participating in an athletic event at the time of the incident.
