Search For Missing NJ Couple Continues, ATV Found

STAFFORD, NJ — An investigation into the disappearance of Warren Grove residents Gary Parker, 67, and Lorraine Parker, 60, remains ongoing, Stafford police said.

The police department’s ATV unit conducted off-road searches Tuesday in a wooded area of Warren Grove with assistance from State Police helicopters.

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Police said Wednesday that authorities were conducting a “search and rescue” operation near County Road 539 and Warren Grove Road in Barnegat and Stafford.

More than 100 people participated in an extensive grid search by foot with assistance from ATVs, K9 dogs and drones. Police asked hunters to be “extremely vigilant of 100-plus searchers walking through the area.”

The couple’s daughter said on social media that police found her parents’ quad with her father’s shotgun attached to it.

The missing persons investigation has been turned over to the Stafford Township Police Department's Detective Bureau and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the Parkers have been asked to contact police at 609-597-8581 or Detective Sergeant Neil McKenna at 609-597-1189, ext. 8440.

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