RedactedNarrative: On Sunday 5/15/202117:22 hours, Point Pleasant Station received a call in reference to a Personal Watercraft, herein referred to as a PWC, adrift in the area of 24th Street, Berkeley Township, Ocean Co. Ssgt. and I arrived in the area a short time later in an attempt to locate the operator of the PWC. While on scene, Berkeley Township Police Department secured the PWC in the area of 24 Street while the Search and Rescue operation was underway. 
  
  Assisting on scene, were members of the United States Coast Guard, NJSP Aviation, and Berkeley Fire and Rescue. The search for the owner/operator continued for several hours, until it was determined visibility was restricted and the search was called off. 
  
  While on scene, Troop "C" CIO was contacted to assist with this investigation. For complete details, refer to Investigation report V530-2021-00006 (Missing Person). Ssgt. and I returned to Point Pleasant Station and retrieved the PWC trailer. We arrived at 24 Street in Berkeley Township to impound the PWC for further investigation. On scene, there was no visible damage as a result of a possible accident. However, while Berkley Township Fire and Rescue was removing the PWC, same grazed a piling causing minor damage. The PWC was removed from the scene and secured at Point Pleasant Station. 
  
  On 5/16/2021, Point Pleasant Station was notified of a body afloat in the area of Seaside Park. Investigation on scene revealed the victim was the operator and missing person from the prior search and rescue operation on 5/15/2021. For more complete details, see supplemental investigation report V530-2021-00006. 
  
  Investigation revealed: On 5/15/2021, the victim was operating his PWC, bearing NJ registration in the Barnegat Bay. Details to the exact location are unclear due to the fact there are no witnesses or video surveillance of the victim's operation.
  