A center-console motorboat in Barnegat Bay near Brant Beach on Long Beach Island struck a channel marker around 5:45 p.m. Monday. Gunnar Pearson, 28, was ejected from the boat, and another passenger was also thrown off. The vessel turned back, but it took about 15 minutes to rescue the two passengers. The damaged boat eventually reached land, where both were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Pearson was pronounced dead, while the other four passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries. Fog and reduced visibility near high tide were reported by residents, and officials continued investigating the crash without naming the other victims.
"A center-console motorboat carrying Pearson and five others is believed to have struck a channel marker, causing Pearson and another passenger to be thrown off. The boat had turned back around, but it took 15 minutes for those onboard to rescue both passengers who were tossed overboard. The damaged vessel eventually made its way to land, where Pearson and the other boater were rushed to the hospital in critical condition."
"Pearson, a resident of nearby Barnegat, was pronounced dead, the outlet reported, citing the New Jersey State Police. The other four boat passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries. Officials have not shared an update or publicly named the five other victims, but Gunnar is believed to have been spending the day on the water with his parents, brother, and both their girlfriends, according to Jersey Shore Online."
"Residents near the scene said the area had become foggy, creating less-than-desirable conditions on the water moments before the disaster. "Visibility wasn't great, though, today, especially around high tide. We had some weather coming through, so sometimes you get bogged down behind the fog," Brant Beach resident Steve Helewa told ABC 7. The boat, towed back to a marina on Long Beach Island Monday, sustained substantial damage to the gunwale and upper hull on the port side."
"Local workers didn't speculate on the cause of the crash as officials continue their investigation. "Boating accidents happen, just like""
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