NJ doctor killed by his own boat in tragic Barnegat Bay accident Dan Alexander Published: August 25, 2025 Karl Chen (Karl Chen via Facebook)

šŸšØA large wake knocked Karl Chen and another man off a boat

šŸšØ Chen was struck by his own boat

LITTLE EGG HARBOR ā€” A doctor from Princeton was killed after being thrown from his boat on Barnegat Bay Sunday morning.

State police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said a 27-foot Robalo boat struck a large wake, causing the two people on board to be knocked into the water near channel marker 116.

The craft continued to circle and struck Karl Chen, 56, of Princeton. The other person suffered minor injuries.

Beach Haven First Aid Captain Deb Whitcraft told The Sandpiper that the other person was a 51-year-old man who walked to the ambulance on his own

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