Toms River, New Jersey has a another reason to be proud right now! Chris Ashenfelder, a Toms River North graduate is a local hero! Chris is 21 years old and currently living in Hawaii while he serves in the U.S. Navy as petty officer 2nd class. Rescues are not a typical part of the job this early on but Chris rose to the occasion.
A fisherman was lost at sea for over 12 hours and the mission was to find him and bring him to safety. This was no easy task since the fisherman was floating somewhere in the Pacific Ocean at night. While lost at sea the fisherman was no doubt suffering from hypothermia and dehydration so they had to move fast.