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Surfing Teacher Rescues Jersey Shore Swimmer While Filming Promo Video For Boogie Board
A teacher saved a Jersey Shore swimmer in distress while surfing over the weekend, and he just so happened to capture it on video.
US Marine Steve Houser, of Toms River, went to LBI Sunday, Sept. 3, to film a promo video for one of Tandm Surf's boards
Oh, what a video they got.
Houser — who works as a special education history teacher in the PATHS program at Piscataway High School — was surfing out teaching his daughter how to surf when he spotted the struggling swimmers.
"I could see five to seven people in distress," said Houser, a Downingtown, PA native.
"As a surfer, I can spot a ri…
Beloved Virginia High School Student Dies Suddenly At 17
Beloved Virginia high school student Jabari Jefferson died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to a GoFundMe. He was 17.
Jefferson was a junior at LC Bird High School in Chesterfield, where he was a proud member of the swim team, fundraiser organizer, Valerie Scott wrote.
"Jabari was a light to all who had the pleasure of knowing him," she added. "His optimism and positivity made him special."
He was also remembered as a "brave kid" who could "brighten anyone’s day."
The GoFundMe had raised more than $6,000 as of Thursday, Nov. 24.
He is survived by his mom, sister,…
DC Native Katie Ledecky Sets Huge World Record, US Record At Swimming World Cup
U.S. Olympian swimmer and Washington D.C. native Katie Ledecky has broken yet another world record, this time, by nearly 10 seconds at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto over the weekend, according to multiple reports.
World Record. Back to work. 🔜 Indy 🏊🏻♀️🏁 pic.twitter.com/VhZKHIjZ67 — Katie Ledecky (@katieledecky) October 30, 2022
Ledecky, 25, broke the world record for the 1,500 short course freestyle, clocking in at 15 minutes and 8 seconds, breaking the previous record of 15 minutes and 18 seconds set by Germany's Sarah Wellbrock in 2019. Ledecky finished her race 40 seconds faste…
Briarcliff Native Who Was All-America Collegiate Athlete Dies At Age 48
A Northern Westchester native who was a standout athlete in both high school and college has died.
Alison Relyea, who grew up in Briarcliff and graduated in 1992 from the Hackley School in Tarrytown, was 48 years old, according to her obituary.
She died on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Evelyn’s House hospice facility in Creve Coeur, Missouri. For the past 11 years, she lived in Chesterfield, Missouri, her obituary said.
She graduated from Gettysburg College in 1996 and the University of Maryland School of Nursing, where she received her BSN degree, in 1998.
Throughout her younger years…
Lynn Man, 21, Dies Day After Pulled From Silver Lake In Saugus
A young man who was pulled from a lake on the North Shore has died a day later, authorities said.
Maynor Salas Lopez, age 21, of Lynn, was pulled from Silver Lake in Breakheart Reservation in Saugus around 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, Massachusetts State Police said.
After performing CPR on Lopez, he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. He died the next morning, police said.
Lopez was apparently swimming with his family when he started to struggle in the water, authorities said. The incident remains under investigation.
