buckethead
09-02-2008, 04:19 PM
Terrible tragedy. Hopefully they will be found.
SALEM, N.J. -- Anguished family members waited for word Tuesday after two men went missing while fishing in New Jersey.
The Coast Guard (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/U.S.+Coast+Guard) and local authorities searched for two men, who were last seen near the Route 49 Bridge in the Salem River (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Salem+River) near Salem. The Coast Guard said the rescue has now turned into a recovery.
But Pennsville (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Pennsville) police, like families watching from the bridge, were still holding out hope as a half-dozen rescue boats kept looking.
Missing are Gerald Lewis (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Gerald+Lewis), 33, and Larry Preston (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Larry+Preston), 37, both of Salem.
The Coast Guard received a call at 2:10 a.m. from a member of Salem County emergency dispatch reporting two people missing who were fishing from the Route 49 Bridge in the Salem River.
Family members said the two went fishing around 10 p.m. Monday and did not return home. Their van was still parked by the bridge.
The Coast Guard searched all night but has not found anything.
Neeshia Smith said she just hopes her father, Gerald Lewis, is fighting to stay alive somewhere out there in the fast-moving Salem River.
When Lewis and best friend Preston decided to put down their fishing poles and take a swim in the dark, John Smack was fishing nearby and called 911.
Smack said he heard both men in distress out in the dark waters and then heard nothing.
SALEM, N.J. -- Anguished family members waited for word Tuesday after two men went missing while fishing in New Jersey.
The Coast Guard (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/U.S.+Coast+Guard) and local authorities searched for two men, who were last seen near the Route 49 Bridge in the Salem River (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Salem+River) near Salem. The Coast Guard said the rescue has now turned into a recovery.
But Pennsville (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Pennsville) police, like families watching from the bridge, were still holding out hope as a half-dozen rescue boats kept looking.
Missing are Gerald Lewis (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Gerald+Lewis), 33, and Larry Preston (http://www.nbc10.com/topic/Larry+Preston), 37, both of Salem.
The Coast Guard received a call at 2:10 a.m. from a member of Salem County emergency dispatch reporting two people missing who were fishing from the Route 49 Bridge in the Salem River.
Family members said the two went fishing around 10 p.m. Monday and did not return home. Their van was still parked by the bridge.
The Coast Guard searched all night but has not found anything.
Neeshia Smith said she just hopes her father, Gerald Lewis, is fighting to stay alive somewhere out there in the fast-moving Salem River.
When Lewis and best friend Preston decided to put down their fishing poles and take a swim in the dark, John Smack was fishing nearby and called 911.
Smack said he heard both men in distress out in the dark waters and then heard nothing.