Man Dies After Boat Capsizes, Arsenic Contaminated Beach: NJ Weekend

NEW JERSEY— A man was killed after a boat capsized and over 70 people were displaced when a blaze ripped through an apartment building. Here's what made headlines over the weekend:

29-Year-Old Dies After Boat Capsizes

A 29-year-old Old Bridge man died after a vessel capsized over the weekend in Jackson Township, police said.

Around 2:25 p.m. Saturday authorities were notified that a boat had capsized on Prospertown Lake and one of its occupants was unaccounted for, police said.

Vessels and divers were deployed and multiple agencies assisted in the response.

The search was suspended late Saturday evening due to severe weather and darkness, but resumed Sunday morning, police said.

The victim was found just before 4 p.m. Sunday

3 Injured, 70 Displaced In 5-Alarm Blaze In Passaic

At least three people were injured and around 70 displaced after a five-alarm fire broke out at School Street in Passaic on Saturday, authorities said.

The fire appeared to start on the third floor of one of the buildings and the roof later collapsed leaving the building structurally unsound, Mayor Hector Lora said.

“We officially have everybody accounted for, including cats and all pets” Loras said from the scene of the fire.

American Red Cross is assisted in relocation efforts and Dayton Avenue Educational Complex was used as an emergency shelter.

Visitors Asked Not To Touch Anything On Contaminated Beach

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is asking visitors not to touch or ingest anything on a contaminated Jersey Shore Beach.

The NJDEP has posted warning signs around Raritan Bayshore Beach due to high levels of arsenic found in the water, according to media reports.

Meanwhile, clean up on the beach is going on to remove slag-like materials. The plan also included testing for heavy metals including lead, and an investigation into the origin of the materials, Congressman Frank Pallone had said.

On Sunday a DEP spokesperson confirmed to NJ.com that the samples were found to have “elevated concentrations of arsenic.”

The source of the material remains unknown, reported News12.

Man On Electric Scooter Killed In Hit-&-Run

A 32-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday morning in Newark, police said.

According to the New Jersey State Police, troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on the eastbound portion of the highway in Newark at 4:17 a.m. on Sunday.

A preliminary investigation showed that the scooter rider – whose name is being withheld pending notification of his next-of-kin – was hit by a Chrysler passenger car near milepost 13.8. He sustained fatal injuries in the crash, authorities said.

An investigation into the crash continues, police said.