Officials said the beach will be reopened for swimming on Friday. The Berkeley Township Police Department has identified the lifeguard killed by a lightning strike as 19-year-old Keith Pinto of Toms River, New Jersey. The seven other victims were taken to local hospitals, but their conditions were not immediately known. expressed his condolences, saying Pinto was on the job every day protecting the lives of others. Lightning-LifeguardKilled06841 A note left with flowers is seen placed by a lifeguard chair on the sand at the beach in Berkeley Township, N.J., where a young lifeguard was killed and seven. "Our heart and prayers go to the family," Ruffolo added.īerkeley Township Mayor Carmen Amato Jr. (AP) A young lifeguard was killed and seven other people, including three other lifeguards, were injured when lightning struck a Jersey Shore beach Monday afternoon, authorities said. He always had a good time," Spurling said. Published 7:12 PM PDT, AugBERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. "He was never upset or afraid of anything. "It's heartbreaking because someone from our graduating class is gone and he can't experience life with the rest of us," friend Giana Verlangieri said. ![]() That includes at least five fatal lightning strikes on Jersey Shore beaches. That was clearly evident in the reaction of people dropping off flowers to honor a life gone too soon. At least 18 people have been killed by lightning strikes in New Jersey over the last 21 years. Our hearts are with the family and friends of the young lifeguard killed by today's horrific lightning strike on the beach in Berkeley Township, and we pray for a full recovery for those injured.- Governor Phil Murphy August 30, 2021įriends said Pinto was a young man who was an athlete who ran track at High School North, but most importantly a good man.
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