NJ police identify 19-year-old lifeguard killed by lightning
Police on Tuesday identified the lifeguard killed by a lightning strike at the Jersey Shore as a 19-year-old
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Your support makes all the difference.Police on Tuesday identified the lifeguard killed by a lightning strike at the Jersey Shore as a 19-year-old, one of four lifeguards hit by the bolt.
Keith Pinto, of Toms River, was among eight people who were hit by lightning Monday afternoon in Berkeley Township.
The others were taken to local hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The strike happened just after 4:30 p.m. Monday at the 21st Avenue beach, near the entrance gates to Island Beach State Park, just south of Seaside Park.
It marked the second death of a young lifeguard at the Jersey Shore in a little over a week.
On Aug. 20, 16-year-old lifeguard Norman Inferrera III died a day after an accident in Cape May, on New Jersey’s southern tip. A lifeboat he was rowing was struck by a wave and flipped over, knocking him unconscious, authorities said.
Berkeley's beaches are closed to swimming through Thursday as crisis counseling is made available to lifeguards and beach staff. People will be allowed to sit on the beach and sunbathe.
Police said an investigation is continuing.
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