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Police: 2 wandering teens found drunk near woods
SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Two girls were found incoherent and not fully clothed near St.Augustine's of Canterbury School in Kendall Park on April 30 at 10:15 p.m., according to a police press release from Police Chief Raymond Hayducka.
Both girls were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment.After interviewing witnesses and talking to the girls themselves, it was determined that no foul play was involved. The girls had apparently been drinking alcohol and had consumed too much, police said.
The police received a call from members of the Knights of Columbus who were finishing a meeting at the school. They reported a teenage girl was roaming the parking lot and was in an incoherent state. Her mother was notified and she was taken home.
Shortly after, another family came to St. Augustine's to ask if their daughter was there. Police conducted a search of the wooded area near the school with a thermal imaging device. They were able to find the other girl, who was lying on the ground, semi-conscious.
"I would like to thank the members of the Knights of Columbus for caring for the girl until medical assistance arrived," Hayducka said in the press release. "The investigators who worked to uncover the facts should be commended as well. Were it not for the actions of Sergeant [Jeffrey] Karpiscak, the second teenager might not have been found. Given the temperatures in the low 30s that night, the consequences could have been severe."
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