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Coverage dated July 20, 2026 to July 21, 2026

2 children dead after being ejected during boat crash in New Jersey

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia

Two children died after being ejected from a boat that struck a channel marker in the Berkeley Township Bay Area, according to troopers. Troopers say a Tidewater Custom 280 30-foot vessel hit a channel marker while traveling through the Intercoastal Waterway at about 9 p.m.

FOX 29 Philadelphia's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    2 children killed after boat hits channel marker at the Jersey Shore, police say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Two children were killed after being thrown into the water when a boat collided with a channel marker at the Jersey Shore, police said. According to the New Jersey State Police, just after 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2026, troopers responded to the Berkeley Township Bay Area after receiving a report …

  2. Shore News Network

    Two Children Reportedly Killed After Boating Incident Near Bayville in Ocean County (opens Shore News Network)

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    Shore News Network's feed description

    BAYVILLE, N.J. – Two children have reportedly died following a boating incident near Bayville on the Barnegat, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation. Emergency crews responded Sunday to the waters off Bay Boulevard after reports of CPR in progress aboard a vessel.

  3. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    2 kids, ages 9 and 7, killed in Jersey Shore boat crash (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    The 30-foot boat crashed into channel marker while traveling through the Intracoastal Waterway in the Barnegat Bay

  4. ABC 7 New York

    2 young children killed in New Jersey boat crash, police say (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The impact caused a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy to be ejected into the water.

  5. Pix11

    Kids, 7 and 9, killed in NJ bay boat crash: police (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (PIX11) — Two children are dead after a boat crash in a New Jersey bay. Police said an investigation is underway into the deaths of two kids who were ejected from a boat at around 9 p.m. Sunday in the Berkeley Township bay area.

  6. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    2 children dead after being ejected during boat crash in New Jersey (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Two children died after being ejected from a boat that struck a channel marker in the Berkeley Township Bay Area, according to troopers. Troopers say a Tidewater Custom 280 30-foot vessel hit a channel marker while traveling through the Intercoastal Waterway at about 9 p.m.

  7. New York Post

    2 young kids killed on doomed Sunday boat trip with grandparents at Jersey Shore: ‘Real tragedy’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two young kids’ Sunday outing with their grandparents at the Jersey Shore ended in tragedy when the family’s boat crashed into a channel marker and sent the children flying into the water, killing them.

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