JULY 10, 2016
BARNEGAT LIGHT - A Burlington County man died Sunday and another injured after two boats collided in the Oyster Creek channel on Barnegat Bay, according to the New Jersey State Police.
Chan-Hee Kang, 26, of Hainesport died after a 36-foot speedboat collided with a 16-foot Carolina skiff Sunday afternoon offshore of Barnegat Light, State Police Lt. Brian Polite said.
Three people were thrown into the water as a result of the crash, which was reported about 2:20 p.m., Coast Guard spokesman David Micallef said. Coast Guard personnel from the Barnegat Light Station pulled them from the water and took them ashore, he said.
Kang was aboard the Carolina skiff with another person who suffered minor injuries and was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford, Polite said. That person was not identified.
The crash remains under investigation by the State Police.
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1 dead after 2 boats collide off Long Beach Island
By Alex Napoliello | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on July 10, 2016 at 4:12 PM, updated July 10, 2016 at 9:12 PM
BARNEGAT LIGHT — One person died and another injured Sunday afternoon after two boats collided in the bay off the coast of Long Beach Island, police said.
New Jersey State Police Lt. Brian Polite said the State Police Marine Unit responded to the collision in the Oyster Creek Channel around 2:45 p.m.
The collision occurred between two vessels — a 36-foot speed boat and a 16-foot Carolina Skiff boat, Polite said.
A total of seven passengers were on board the two boats involved in the crash.
The operator of the skiff boat, 26-year-old Chan-Hee Kang of Hainesport, died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash, Polite said.
Another passenger on the skiff boat was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, where he was treated and released. Another passenger did not receive any injuries.
The four passengers on the speed boat were not injured, according to Polite.
A rescue crew from the U.S. Coast Guard's Barnegat Light station assisted with the crash.
Jay Zimmerman, captain of the first aid squad in Barnegat Light, said the following local agencies also assisted: Barnegat Light First Aid Squad, Surf City First Aid Squad, Barnegat Light Fire Company's Water Rescue Squad, Long Beach Township Police Department and the Harvey Cedars Police Department.