Sep 26, 2026
Nine adults and a dog were rescued from two motels amid flooding in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township on Saturday, police said. The rescue began at around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, when the Pleasantville Fire Department conducted a well-being check on the Travel Inn and Ne w Sea Breeze motels, police said. There, emergency crews found first-floor rooms with two to three feet of water inside. The Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company then used their high-water rescue vehicle to take all nine adults and one dog to a warming center at the Egg Harbor Harbor Township Community Center, police said. As the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company gave a second sweep of the motels, they found a small fire in one of the rooms at the Travel Inn, which was then put out, police said. Officials then helped all nine adults and the dog find second-floor lodging, police said. The Egg Harbor Township EMS, Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Police Department also assisted in the rescue effort, police said. ...read more read less
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