new jersey, Hurricane Erin and Long Island
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Some Jersey Shore beaches remain closed for clean up, rough surf as Hurricane Erin moves out
Local police departments are working to clear dangerous debris while forecasters warn the ocean remains treacherous with life-threatening currents.
As the warm, summer weather returns around NYC, Hurricane Erin is still causing some dangerous conditions at beaches along the coast.
The National Weather Service forecast a high risk of dangerous rip currents along the Jersey Shore beginning Aug. 19.
The girl’s sister, Sameeha Sultana, 13, was found unresponsive about an hour later at 7th Avenue, a block north. Rescue crews and the U.S. Coast Guard pulled her out of the water, and CPR was performed. She was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
More than a dozen Jersey Shore beaches were banning swimming as rip tides and rising tides from Hurricane Erin threaten swimmer safety.