Coast Guard rescues duck hunter stranded on island off NJ
RUMSON, N.J. (AP) — The Coast Guard has come to the rescue of a duck hunter who was stranded on a small island off the New Jersey coast.
The hunter was among a group of four men who entered the Navesink River on Monday morning in a small boat that authorities said wasn't suited for the bitter cold and blustery weather conditions.
Three of the men made it back to shore shortly after their boat broke down around 9 a.m. But the fourth man ended up on the island.
Rumson police contacted the Coast Guard, who dispatched a 29-foot rescue boat from their Sandy Hook station, while a helicopter came from the guard's Atlantic City station. The man was brought back to shore a short time later.
None of the hunters were injured.