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State trooper, good Samaritan rescue 8 from sinking boat at Jersey Shore

A state police trooper and a good Samaritan combined to help eight people safely escape a boat that was sinking in a waterway last weekend in the Point Pleasant Canal.

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Jun 18, 2020, 7:09 AM

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