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2 kids killed on Jersey Shore boat trip with grandparents
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Two young children, a 9-year-old girl and her 7-year-old brother, died after their family's boat crashed into a channel marker in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, throwing them into the water.
- The children were with their grandparents, Stephen and Laurie Schneider, when the 30-foot boat collided with the marker around 9 p.m.; both kids were found unresponsive despite rescue efforts.
- Witnesses reported that the boy was wearing a life jacket, and first responders performed CPR, but were unable to save the children.
- The boat's pilot, Stephen Schneider, was operating the vessel at the time of the crash, and the channel marker's lights were reportedly functioning properly.
- The community is deeply affected by the tragedy, no charges have been filed, and the incident is currently under investigation.
