Hurricane Erin, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to cause dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding along the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service has issued a high-risk warning for rip currents and a small craft advisory, urging ...

Jersey Shore officials are pleading with the public to avoid swimming in the ocean when no lifeguards are around, especially now with Hurricane Erin.

The girl’s sister, Sameeha Sultana, 13, was found unresponsive about an hour later at 7th Avenue, a block north. Rescue crews and the U.S. Coast Guard pulled her out of the water, and CPR was performed. She was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.