Coast Guard crews, local authorities search for 1 near Seaside Heights, N.J.

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - The Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for a 16-year-old male in the vicinity of Hamilton Avenue near Seaside Heights, N.J., Wednesday.

The Coast Guard received a call at 1:19 p.m. from a member of Seaside Heights 911 dispatch reporting a 16-year-old male was seen being swept out by the surf.

A rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., a rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J., and a rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., are on scene and currently searching.

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