Couple Rescued In Toms River After Boat Capsizes, Sinks

Emergency crews came to the rescue of a couple whose boat capsized and sank after it struck a log in waters
off Toms River this weekend.

The couple was riding in a 27-foot recreational vessel when the accident occurred late Saturday night near the Thomas A. Mathis and J. Stanley Tunney Bridges connecting Toms River & Seaside Heights.

Authorities say the Coast Guard received a distress call around 11:30 p.m. and dispatched a rescue boat from its Point Pleasant Beach station and a helicopter from the Atlantic City station.

Meanwhile, emergency response crews from Toms River also responded to the area to help with the rescue.

Officials say the couple, whose names were not disclosed, treaded water for about a half-hour overall before some firefighters were able to pull them to safety early Sunday about 500 yards north of the Route 37 bridge by East Dover Fire Company members according to the Asbury Park Press.

Neither person was injured. “They were brought back to the fire station for evaluation and refused further medical treatment,” U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Dan Wishnoff told the Press.

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The Associated Press contributed to this story.