Coast Guard and NJ rescuers searched for swimmer who didn’t exist? Dan Alexander Published: September 8, 2025 Search for a missing swimmer in Cape May, Sept. 4, 2025. (Wildwod Video Archive)

🌊 Witnesses saw a woman go into the water off Cape May and not come out

🌊 A large-scale search in the rough water did not turn up any sign of a swimmer

🌊 Police say they have not received any reports of a missing person

CAPE MAY — Police have their doubts about whether or not there really was a missing swimmer in the rough waters off the southernmost Jersey Shore.

A search involving a number of agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and the State Police marine unit, started Thursday morning when a woman was reported by witnesses to have gone into the ocean near Madison and Beach avenu

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