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STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A large-scale search operation was launched Tuesday night after a motorist reported seeing someone jump from the Route 72 Causeway Bridge shortly after 10 p.m.

Responding officers found an unoccupied gray Toyota Camry parked near the top of the bridge.

Police said the car belongs to a 19-year-old man from Monmouth County.

Authorities quickly began coordinating an extensive air and water search across the bay.

Helicopters, boats, and drones comb the area

Stafford Township Police are being assisted by the U.S. Coast Guard, New Jersey State Police Marine Unit, Stafford Township Volunteer Fire and EMS, Ship Bottom Police, and Barnegat Police. Helicopters, marine units, and drone teams have been deployed to search the waters surrounding the bridge overnight.

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