Teen killed in horrific boating accident on Jersey Shore

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A New Jersey teen was killed in a horrific accident on the Jersey Shore this weekend when she was struck by a propeller while trying to get on a boat, police said.

Zeina Mahafzah, 18, was killed around 4:30 p.m. while trying to get from a raft into the boat that was pulling in Sunset Park on Long Beach Island, New Jersey State Police said in a statement.

The teen from Wayne “sustained fatal injuries” from the propeller, cops said, without elaborating.

New Jersey teen Zeina Mahafzah was killed after getting struck by a propeller while attempting to board a boat in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. NBC10 Philadephia
Investigators at the scene of the fatal boating accident on the Jersey shore. NBC10 Philadephia
A police investigation into the horrific accident is ongoing. NBC10 Philadephia

Sources initially told NBC 10 Philadelphia that the teen was dismembered while her dad drove the boat. However, the outlet did not include those details in updated reporting and police would not confirm who witnessed the horror.

First responders to the scene reported that other people on the boat witnessed the teen’s death, the outlet reported.

A police investigation is ongoing.

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