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911 recordings give more details on alleged drunken NJ boat crash that killed 2 kids

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Newly released 911 calls provide new details about a boat crash off the coast of New Jersey that killed two young children , as their grandfather faces charges for allegedly operating the boat while drunk. The July 19 crash happened in the waters off Berkeley Township, when 64-year-old Stephen Schneider struck a lit channel marker, authorities said. Prosecutors allege Schneider had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit. Schneider’s 9-year-old granddaughter and 7-year-old grandson were thrown into the water, prosecutors said. The 911 recordings provide a look into the desperate efforts to reach the children after the impact. New Jersey Aug 19 Man released after being charged in boat crash that killed his 2 grandchildren “We have one on the boat and my husband’s in the water trying to get the other child out,” said the caller, who was the children’s grandmother. The 911 dispatcher can be heard asking if the children were unconscious, to which the grandmother replies, “Yes, yes th