A spill near the state pier prompted fire department and Coast Guard response Thursday morning, although officials don't believe the issue is severe.
A minor fuel spill near 1 Ocean Blvd. Thursday morning prompted quick response from area safety officials to mitigate the spill's spread into Hampton River. Hampton Fire Capt. Justin Cutting said the department was alerted of a fuel spill between the state pier and Ocean Wok at 9:09 a.m. Thursday after residents reported seeing rainwater wash a sheen of fuel down the roadway, onto the boat ramp and into the water. Cutting said the wet roadway and rain made it difficult to determine how much fuel was spilled, although he said he "would categorize it as a minor spill" and said it didn't "warrant any major cleanup measures." No cause has yet to be determined, although the Coast Guard took over the investigation before the fire department …
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Law enforcement recovered the body of a 12-year-old girl at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, roughly 17 hours after the current pulled her out to sea
The body of a missing 12-year-old Lawrence, Mass., girl was found floating in waist-deep water off Hampton Beach at about 1 p.m. Tuesday. Nayelin Encarnacion was discovered by individuals on the beach as well as search crews combing the area for the girl, who was pulled out to sea by the current while swimming almost 100 yards off the shore at around 7:50 p.m. Monday, according to Hampton Police Chief Jamie Sullivan. Encarnacion's body was quickly pulled out of the water by members of the search team before she was covered with towels and transported to the medical examiner's office, according to individuals on the beach. Sullivan said the discovery of Encarnacion's body was a sad end to the lengthy search, as some officials had held out …
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