VIDEO: Police Rescue Stranded Jet Skier In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — New Jersey State Police released a video Saturday that shows four troopers rescuing a stranded jet skier from a helicopter in an Ocean City marsh on June 26.

The Marine Services Bureau was contacted around 1:45 p.m. by a stranded jet skier who had been stuck in the mud for three hours, State Police said in a statement on Saturday.

Troopers requested assistance from the Aviation Unit when they learned that high tide was several hours away and rescue by boat would not be a viable option, police said.

Four troopers, including Sergeant First Class Michael Donnelly, Sergeant First Class Patrick Balunis, Staff Sergeant Joseph Vinci and Trooper I William Carney, departed Ocean City Airport to rescue the jet skier.

While the pilots maintained a hover at about 100 feet, the troopers lowered a rescue basket to the jet skier.

Once he was in the basket, police hoisted him safely into the helicopter and took him to the airport. The man did not sustain any injuries, police said.

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