Riverfront Reflection: Boats off the Banks

There were tranquil waters before the rain on Monday evening down by the Navesink River at Fair Haven Dock.

It was dusk, the sun was about to set. The tide was high.

Crabbers were crabbing and the boats were moored. The scene never seems to get old.

“I always come here to take pictures and soak up the scenery,” a crabber said.

And so right she is.

— Elaine Van Develde

Report: Teen Dies After Being Pulled from Sea Bright Rip Tide

The teen who was pulled out of a Sea Bright rip tide Monday, revived with a light pulse and brought to Monmouth Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition, has died.

Sea Bright Police Chief told nj.com that Kevin Searfoss, 18, of Rockaway, died at the hospital at about 11 p.m. on Monday.

Searfoss was one of two swimmers of a group not from the area who was pulled out of the ocean at an unprotected section of the beach where red rip tide warning flags were posted, according to Sea Bright Fire Rescue.

The other swimmer pulled from the water walked away unscathed without need of any medical attention. Searfoss had been submerged for about 15 minutes.

When he was initially pulled from the ocean, he was given CPR and brought to the hospital with a weak pulse. That was roughly around noon.