1 dead, 5 hurt when boat strikes marker in Barnegat Bay near Long Beach Island, New Jersey, police say

A man was killed and five other people were injured when a boat struck a day marker in Barnegat Bay in New Jersey Monday evening, police say. 

Shortly before 5:45 p.m., the boat struck the marker near Long Beach Island, causing two people to fall off, New Jersey State Police said. Those two people were taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

New Jersey State Police said Tuesday one of the two people died from his injuries and identified him as 28-year-old Gunnar Pearson of Barnegat.

Four other people who were on the boat at the time of the crash were taken to an area hospital for minor injuries, police said. 

State police are investigating the incident.