March 7, 2026
OCEAN COUNTY – A boating accident in Barnegat Bay on August 24 left one man dead and another injured after both were thrown from a vessel, according to New Jersey State Police. The victim, identified as 56-year-old Karl Chen of Princeton, was killed in the crash, which occurred around 10 a.m. near Intercoastal Waterway buoy The post Man Dies In Barnegat Bay Boating Accident appeared first on Jersey Shore Online.

OCEAN COUNTY – A boating accident in Barnegat Bay on August 24 left one man dead and another injured after both were thrown from a vessel, according to New Jersey State Police.

The victim, identified as 56-year-old Karl Chen of Princeton, was killed in the crash, which occurred around 10 a.m. near Intercoastal Waterway buoy 116 off Little Egg Harbor.

State Police said a 27-foot Robalo boat struck a large wake, ejecting both men on board. The vessel then continued circling in the water and fatally struck Chen.

The second occupant was pulled from the bay by a passing boater and treated for minor injuries, police said.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

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