Vials Of Blood Wash Ashore

From Inquirer Wire Services
Posted: July 05, 1988

BAYONNE, N.J. — More than 100 vials containing blood washed ashore from Newark Bay over the weekend and were turned over to the state Department of Health, police said yesterday.

Two boys found about 40 vials filled with blood Sunday afternoon and placed them in garbage cans, Bayonne police Chief James F. Sisk said. The boys later decided it would be best to notify police, he said.

Police retrieved the vials from the garbage, and after examining the bay shore and the water, they found more vials, bringing the total to 105, Sisk said.

Officers also found a medical syringe, he said.

Police turned the waste over to the Health Department for further examination, Sisk said.

"It could have come from anywhere," Sisk said. "I wouldn't even venture a guess."

State health officials could not be reached for comment yesterday.

In early June, five vials of blood, two of them containing the AIDS antibody, washed up at Island Beach State Park and nearby Ortley Beach in Ocean County. Authorities have not determined the source of those vials.

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