Jersey Shore, Hurricane Erin and rip current
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The girl’s sister, Sameeha Sultana, 13, was found unresponsive about an hour later at 7th Avenue, a block north. Rescue crews and the U.S. Coast Guard pulled her out of the water, and CPR was performed. She was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
It’s easy to make predictions, and some things seem like a given these last few years: the Shore is gentrifying, washing out its local culture in favor of a wannabe Hamptons vibe, especially in places like Avalon and further north in Monmouth County, which seems to want nothing more than to be rebranded as the next Amagansett.
Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting Hurricane Erin’s impact at the Jersey Shore and a water park opening two new rides in time for Labor Day. We’ll also tell you about a prosecutor who continues to work on cases after being charged with a DUI.
“She was a happy girl, a very happy girl,” her heartbroken mother Ishrath Parveen told NJ Advance Media Tuesday evening. She and her son Syed Rahman say they’re left with memories and a traumatized younger sister. They shared some of the excruciating details of a Friday night they wish never happened.