One man was charged with boating under the influence during the event.
Two men were hurt by propellers during a two-day popular boating event in the Barnegat Bay over the weekend, police said.festival, which dubs itself “the biggest float festival at the Jersey Shore,” according to the event’s website. The festival is held at Tices Shoal, a shallow area of water in the bay near Island Beach State Park, just south of Seaside Park in Ocean County. The shoal can only be accessed by water.
The first propeller strike happened on Saturday at 1:40 p.m. when a man was struck on the leg and airlifted to Atlantic City Medical Center, according to the New Jersey State Police. The second incident happened on Sunday at 3:40 p.m. when a 34-year-old man was hit in the abdomen by a propeller and was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said. The driver of the boat, a 38-year-old Newark man, was charged with boating under the influence, police said., the event was attended by thousands and was packed with at least 2,000 boats and inflatables.
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