{"id":25018,"date":"2026-08-25T19:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=25018"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:24:19","slug":"manasquan-beach-reopens-after-troubling-syringes-wash-ashore-on-jersey-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=25018","title":{"rendered":"Manasquan Beach reopens after troubling syringes wash ashore on Jersey Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A popular Jersey Shore beach reopened to swimmers after dozens of syringes washed ashore \u2014 only for a beachgoer to report finding more concerning debris along the sand the following day.<\/p>\n

The syringes and paraphernalia were discovered littered across the sands of Manasquan Beach in Manasquan, along the Jersey Shore, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Officials at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) said the debris included household waste, including syringes used for at-home insulin injections, according to local outlets.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Michael Mangan told Fox News Digital the syringes were first discovered Saturday afternoon and were cleaned up and properly cleared away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There was a large amount of additional debris, indicating a garbage spill of some kind, and the incident was localized to the south end beach, along the Manasquan Inlet jetty,” Mangan said.<\/p>\n

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Dozens of syringes and other debris washed ashore at Manasquan Beach along the Jersey Shore over the weekend.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It’s believed the debris washed ashore following recent heavy rainfall and sewer overflows, according to local reports citing the NJDEP.<\/p>\n

Mangan added that, in accordance with guidance from the NJDEP and Monmouth County health officials, the town waited for two high-tide cycles, which occurred overnight Saturday.<\/p>\n

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By 9 a.m. Sunday, state and local officials “met on site, and no syringes were observed \u2014 so the water was reopened,” Mangan told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

But not all residents agreed with the timing of reopening the waters.<\/p>\n

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Manasquan Beach reopened to swimmers Sunday after syringes and drug paraphernalia were discovered along the sand Saturday.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Priscilla Mahajan, a Manasquan resident, told local outlet News 12 she found needle plungers and drug paraphernalia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mahajan had participated in the cleanup efforts the day before. She said she felt the beach reopened too soon.<\/p>\n

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“One beach cleanup is definitely not enough to say something is safe,” the resident said.<\/p>\n

Mahajan added, “We can’t change what’s in the ocean or what people have done in the past, but we can change our reaction to it.”<\/p>\n

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The beach debris in question (not pictured) was localized to the south end of Manasquan Beach near the Manasquan Inlet jetty, according to the mayor.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mahajan told CBS News she found syringes, cut straws, syringe plungers, syringe caps and small plastic baggies along the beach.<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to the NJDEP, but the agency declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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The syringe discovery comes less than two weeks after another unusual scene unfolded along the Jersey Shore, when nearly 30 dead juvenile dogfish sharks were found scattered across a beach in Sea Isle City.<\/p>\n

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A resident of Manasquan, New Jersey, reported finding needle plungers and drug paraphernalia along the beach after the water reopened Sunday.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

At the time, shark ecologist Mike Heithaus told Fox News Digital that seeing so many sharks wash ashore at one time was rare.<\/p>\n

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The incident did not appear consistent with a widespread toxin or pollution event, Heithaus said, and he suggested the sharks may have been caught and discarded.<\/p>\n

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