Beaches in Seaside Heights typically open at 9 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. when lifeguards leave for the day, Vaz said.

Lifeguards at the Jersey Shore are warning beachgoers about the danger of rip currents after two drowning deaths in New York ...

The medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of the death, which does not appear to be suspicious, police said.

At 82, Ed Kiziukiewicz still patrols the ocean water as a lifeguard in Bay Head, work he has done every summer since 1962.

Seaside Heights beaches will close by 5 p.m. on days of rough surf and rip currents, two hours earlier than the previous 7 p.m. closure.

Rescue crews pulled five people from the same family out of the ocean at the Jersey Shore on Monday after they got caught in ...

Several swimmers went into the water in Seaside Heights Monday after lifeguards left. Rip tides claimed one. Ocean rescuers saved the rest.

Waves churned and currents ripped along the Jersey Shore for days, pulling swimmers into trouble from Seaside Park to Barnegat Inlet, and on Monday night, the danger turned deadly in Seaside Heights.

One person drowned, and six others were rescued from a rip current along a New Jersey shore beach Monday night. The Seaside ...

Two drownings occurred, one in Brooklyn and another in Jersey Shore, highlighting concerns about beach safety and lifeguard ...

One person drowned and six others were rescued from a rip current 100 yards offshore at Seaside Heights beach in New Jersey during dramatic jet ski rescue operation.

The rip current risk at Manhattan Beach on Tuesday is moderate, which means life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.