Fire Rescue News - Still no sign of man who reportedly fell from the sky in Egg Harbor Township
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Dusk halted an intensive aerial and ground search for a person who witnesses reported falling from a plane without a parachute Tuesday afternooon.
Egg Harbor Township police received reports from three "credible witnesses" at Shore Veterinarians North on the Black Horse Pike that a person wearing a.....Continue Reading
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jumpsuit had fallen from a plane but did not have a parachute, Capt. Michael Morris said.
Police immediately launched an intensive ground search. But after finding nothing, authorities began searching from the air using State Police and Coast Guard helicopters, Morris said.
The search centered on the area bordered by the Black Horse Pike, the Atlantic City Expressway, Uibel Avenue and English Creek Avenue. An orange Coast Guard helicopter hovered just above treetops for hours and smaller State Police helicopters whizzed a little higher in the sky.
Atlantic County Emergency Management set up a command post in the parking lot behind King Pin Bowling, where Egg Harbor Township police directed operations. Officials from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office also were on the scene and are investigating, spokeswoman Madelaine Vitale said.
On Tilton Road, the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company set up its ladder truck on the side of the road and firefighters stood atop the aerial platform. At least a dozen police officers were canvassing in the area. The search was suspended at about 7:30 p.m. because of darkness, but Morris said the investigation is continuing.
Morris said there were no reports of missing skydivers or similar incidents from area airports.
"This is not an area where we see skydivers," he said.
This story is developing. Check here for updates.
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Posted in ATLANTIC on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:30 pm
A Coast Guard search helicopter hovers above the trees and telephone wires along Tilton Road near Fork Road. Tuesday September 14 2010 Police and Coast Guard conduct a search for an object that reportedly fell from the sky between Tilton and the Expressway in the area of the airport circle in EHT. The search was called off due to darkness. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)
