Fishing boat recovers remains of Lady Mary crewman near Cape May, N.J.

CAPE MAY, N.J. – A fishing boat recovered the remains of a Lady Mary crew member in their fishing nets Wednesday 60 miles off the coast of Cape May, N.J.

Deceased is Frankie Credle, 57, of Bayboro, N.C.

The Coast Guard received a call at 10:35 a.m. from a crew member aboard the John & Nicholas reporting they had recovered the remains of a body tangled in their fishing nets.

The crew of the John & Nicholas transported the remains to the number four pier at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May and transferred the body to local authorities.

The body was identified by the medical examiner’s New Jersey Southern Regional Office.


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