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DEVELOPNG: Search Underway for Occupant of Capsized Vessel in Raritan Bay

Keyport

There is an active search underway for an occupant of an overturned vessel in

the Raritan Bay, near Keyport.

According to preliminary information from authorities, at approximately 10 a.m., emergency responders from several Monmouth County agencies, The US Coast Guard and NYPD, were notified of a boat capsized in the river.

Rescue crews arrived and found one person and removed them from the water, according to officials.

Emergency crews are now looking for at least one other person who was reportedly on the boat when it sank.

The condition of the victim pulled from the river has been reported as critical at this time.

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