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Police & Fire
Neighbor Rescues Critically Injured Resident From South Jersey House Fire: Police
An alert neighbor rescued a critically injured person from a house fire in Gloucester Township, authorities said. Arriving police officers found heavy smoke and the lone occupant of the home outside. The fire broke out at 10:04 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 on the 500 block of Pasadena Drive in the Magnolia section of Gloucester Township, police said. Firefighters quickly contained the fire to the rear of the one-story home, they said. Paramedics from Virtua treated the injured person who was airlifted to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia by PENN STAR. The fire remains under investigat…
Police & Fire
Victims Jump From Balcony In Edgewater Park Fire: Reports, Firefighters
People leapt from balconies and others were rescued by firefighters in an Edgewater Park fire that left multiple people injured overnight, according to 6abc, CBS News and fire officials. The blaze at the Edgewater Manor Apartments broke out around 12:30 a.m. bringing firefighters from multiple departments and companies to the scene Thursday, Dec. 28. Just after midnight , your volunteers responded to assist companies in Edgewater Park with the apartment fire. Crews... Posted by BeverlyRoad FireCompany on Thursday, December 28, 2023 A roof collapse shortly after arrival made co…
Police & Fire
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Grounded Sailboat In South Jersey
A trio of sailors was rescued from a grounded sailboat early Thursday, Nov. 30 in Little Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard helicopter was used to airlift the sailors to the U.S. Coast Guard station in Atlantic City, they said. There, an EMS crew took the trio to an area hospital, the Coast Guard said. An unconfirmed report said they were suffering from exposure to the cold.
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Surfing Teacher Rescues Jersey Shore Swimmer While Filming Promo Video For Boogie Board
A teacher saved a Jersey Shore swimmer in distress while surfing over the weekend, and he just so happened to capture it on video. US Marine Steve Houser, of Toms River, went to LBI Sunday, Sept. 3, to film a promo video for one of Tandm Surf's boards Oh, what a video they got. Houser — who works as a special education history teacher in the PATHS program at Piscataway High School — was surfing out teaching his daughter how to surf when he spotted the struggling swimmers. "I could see five to seven people in distress," said Houser, a Downingtown, PA native. "As a surfer, I can spot a ri…
Police & Fire
Cliffs
Rescue
: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades
A 20-year-old Rutherford man was rescued from the Palisades after he fell and was injured before dawn on Labor Day, authorities said. The victim called police from the Englewood Cliffs section of the Palisade Interstate Parkway overlooking the Hudson River at 2:12 a.m. Monday, Sept. 4, PIP Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. Parkway officers using GPS coordinates quickly located him about 50 feet down the cliff just south of the Rockefeller Lookout, the lieutenant said. He complained of head and back injuries, Walker said. The East Bergen Rappel Team, Alpine Fire Department, Closter Volu…
Police & Fire
Victim Rescued From 20-Foot Well In South Jersey Flown To Hospital (
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A woman was flown to the hospital after being rescued from a South Jersey well. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to a location on Woodstown-Daretown Road in Pilesgrove just after 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 31, on reports of a woman who fell into the well, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. This afternoon just before 4:00, the New Castle County High Angle/Confined Space Rescue Team was dispatched to assist... Posted by Cranston Heights Fire Company on Monday, July 31, 2023 This afternoon just before 4:00, the New Castle County High Angle/Confined Space Rescue Team was dispatched to …
Police & Fire
4 'Incredibly Lucky' Boaters Rescued Off Gloucester County: US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people after their 12-foot vessel became disabled in the Delaware River near Chester Island, Gloucester County, authorities said. The owner and operator of the aluminum boat contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center on Sunday, July 30. They said they were not wearing lifejackets and two of the people aboard were teenagers, ages 14 and 18, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Station Philadelphia launched a 29-foot Response Boat crew to assist. Gloucester Fire and Police Department personnel also deployed to help with their …
Police & Fire
Firefighters On Rescue Mission Airlifted After Going Over Falls In Passaic River
Two Clifton firefighters on a rescue mission in the Passaic River were themselves rescued by a New Jersey State Police helicopter Wednesday afternoon after their boat went over the falls at the Dundee Dam. Both were taken to an area hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening following the treacherous late-afternoon operation on June 28. Contractors apparently were clearing trees at the top of the 20-foot high Dundee Dam -- which dumps tons of water into a lower section of the Passaic River in Garfield -- when their boat got snagged, responders said. Firefighters f…
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Drowned Firefighter Mark Batista 'Always Put Family First'
Mark Batista's family was his whole world. Batista, a firefighter for the FDNY, died while trying to save his daughter from drowning on Friday, June 9. Batista, 39, went into the waters off the Sylvania Avenue beach around 8:30 a.m. in an effort to save her, when she got caught in the rough surf. The girl was saved by rescuers but Batista's body wasn't found until nearly 10 a.m., and he was pronounced dead at the hospital, despite life-saving efforts, police said. A fundraiser, organized by Engine 226 in Staten Island where Batista served, has been set up to assist his family, which i…
Police & Fire
Bergen Dad Who Drowned At Jersey Shore Was
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Firefighter Mark Batista
The Bergen County dad who died trying to save his daughter at the Jersey Shore has been identified as FDNY firefighter Mark Batista. FDNY officials released the following statement: "We are heartbroken to learn about the death of Firefighter Mark Batista, who died Friday while swimming at the Jersey Shore. Firefighter Batista was a dedicated public servant who spent fifteen years serving in the FDNY, as both an EMT and a firefighter. We join his family in mourning his tragic passing." Mark BatistaFDNY Batista, 39, went into the waters off the Sylvania Avenue beach around 8:30 a.m. Frid…
Police & Fire
Teen Boy Drowns, 5 Others Rescued From Non-Guarded NJ Beach
A 15-year-old died and five others rescued from a non-lifeguarded beach at the Jersey Shore Sunday, May 28, officials said. Responders arrived at Sandy Hook's Beach B, located in the Gateway National Park Area, around 4:30 p.m., park spokeswoman Daphne Yun tells Daily Voice. Of the six pulled from the waters, one refused medical attention, one was sent to Jersey Shore Medical Center, and three were rushed to Monmouth Medical Center. The teen boy, whose identity was not released as of Monday morning, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Gateway National Park's EMTs and officers …
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Marine From NJ Saves Teen Snowboarder During Accident In Japan
A U.S. Marine from South Jersey is credited with helping to rescue a Japanese teen severely hurt while snowboarding, authorities said. Sgt. Tyler Rallo of Galloway was taking a break from military training with Sergeants Ryan Cartwright and Scott Dike when the accident occurred, according to the Marine Corps. The mishap unfolded in Nagano, Japan, last month. Reichi Sekiguchi, a teenager from Kyoto Prefecture, was enjoying mountain adventures with his family and friends when he experienced a sudden accident, severely cutting the top of his head. Reichi’s father, Toshiya Sekiguchi, said: “T…
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Hero
: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida
Onetime New York Giants fan favorite Peyton Hillis was hospitalized after a swimming accident in Florida in which he saved two of his kids and two adults from drowning, authorities confirmed. Hillis, 36, remained in intensive care and was "having some problems with his kidneys and his lungs," reported his uncle, Greg Hillis, "but the doctors say he is improving." The children and adults reportedly were fine. Members of Escambia County Fire Rescue who responded to the noontime incident at Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 4, said the "brave" Hillis "quickly sprang into action to rescue th…
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Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms
Hackensack firefighters caught two children tossed to them by their parents during an overnight apartment building blaze. The city's bravest arrived at the four-story brick building on Prospect Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, to find several residents on the fire escapes trying to flee the second-floor blaze. Other children, as well as adults, were rescued safely after two youngsters were dropped to the firefighters from the escapes. No injuries were reported, fire officials said. Several tenants were displaced, however, and went to stay with relatives. The Red Cross ass…
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Girl, 4, Falls Through Ice, Found Floating Face Down In NJ Pond
A 4-year-old girl was rescued by a family member after she fell through the ice on a Mahwah pond, responders said. The child was floating face down when a man believed to be her uncle jumped in and pulled her from the water on Anderson Drive in the Stag Hill section of town less than a quarter-mile from the Rockland County border shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23,they said. CPR was immediately conducted as the first responders arrived. The girl was reportedly alert and breathing when she was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. NOTE: Daily Voice hopes to identify -- and pos…
Police & Fire
Firefighters, Good Samaritans Rescue Swimmer In Distress On Jersey Shore
A surfer, his friend and two firefighters rescued a swimmer in distress off the Jersey Shore on Saturday, Oct. 15. The surfer Zeke Orzech was flagged down by his friend Steve Markel as he was driving past the Stone Harbor fire station around 10:30 a.m., getting ready to call it a day, according to Orzech and the local fire department. Zeke Orzech walking with his paddle board, right, and the swimmer on a fire department jet ski headed back to shore.Zeke Orzech The pair made it to the victim at 102nd Street on their paddle and surf boards, just before police and firefighters arrived. Orz…
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Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In NJ Tree
A firefighter with just the right experience helped rescue a tree trimmer who was left perilously perched in the air in Fair Lawn after a cut limb from an oak broke his leg, responders said. Firefighters couldn't get to the 42-year-old arborist from Hackensack with an aerial ladder after the mishap left him stranded on an unsteady limb 20 to 30 feet above the backyard of an Ellington Road home shortly before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. They had to use ground ladders and ropes instead. "Coincidentally, while on his way to teach rope rescue for hostage negotiation, off-duty FF Steven Alvarez…
Police & Fire
NJ Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From River With 2 Broken Legs
A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued nearly 200 yards down the Delaware River from where he jumped off of a New Jersey bridge, and hospitalized with both legs broken over the weekend, authorities said. The Furlong, PA man had parked his vehicle on a Stockton, NJ bridge around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, then jumped into the water, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Bridge Commission reported the vehicle stopped on the bridge, bringing authorities to the scene. The man was conscious and alert when he was rescued by PA State Troopers from the water, and hospitalized…
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Heroes
: Paterson Firefighters Lift Jitney Bus Off Struck Pedestrian
A group of heroic Paterson firefighters didn't have time to retrieve special equipment, so they grabbed hold of a dollar bus and lifted it off a woman who'd just been struck, authorities said. The pinned 53-year-old victim was alert and conscious after the accident on McBride Avenue near Hoxey Street shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, Fire Chief Brian McDermott said. With no time to waste, four firefighters hoisted the jitney bus and pulled her out, he said. The victim might not have survived if they hadn't, McDermott said, adding that the heroes went "beyond their limits" to sa…
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Mom Who Tried Rescuing Kids From Drowning Released From Hospital
A 28-year-old mother who rescued her two young children from drowning has recovered from critical injuries, authorities said. The woman, identified only as Kassandra on Facebook, ran into the water but was overcome by strong currents, Brigantine police said. First responders including the Brigantine Beacn Patrol rescued the unidentified children. The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on July 13 when the women’s children, who were wading in the ocean, “appeared to have become overpowered by the current and were in distress,” police said. “(A) witness observed the woman run into the ocea…
Police & Fire
Troopers Catch Suicidal Woman Trying To Jump From South Jersey Overpass
A pair of New Jersey State Troopers and a Glouceter Township officer are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a suicidal woman from leaping off of an overpass. Troopers Corey Beczo and Brandon Muessig were dispatched to the Route 42 overpass at exit 10A for the report of person sitting on the guardrail around 12:35 p.m. July 26. There, Gloucester Township officers were speaking with a 20-year-old woman who was in emotional distress and was contemplating jumping from the overpass. As first responders talked to the woman, she let go of the railing. Detective Dicallmo of the …
Police & Fire
Coast Guard, First Responders Rescue 5 After Boat Capsizes Near Barnegat Inlet
The U.S. Coast Guard, along with state and local responders, rescued five people from the water after their personal boat capsized at the entrance to Barnegat Inlet, authorities said. At approximately 6:57 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay were informed that a vessel had capsized, stranding six people in the water. A 29-foot Response Boat and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew launched from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Inlet to assist the stranded boaters. Coast Guard boat crews rescued three people, an off-duty lifeguard rescued two and the remaining boater swam to shor…
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: Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Rescues Woman In Wheelchair From Fire
Flames rolled across the ceiling and smoke filled the home as Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer Christopher Connors dashed upstairs and carried a 65-year-old woman in a wheelchair to safety on Monday. The two-alarm fire broke out in the kitchen and quickly spread to the second floor of the Baldwin Terrace home shortly before 5 p.m. An 84-year-old family member met Connors as he arrived and pointed him to the trapped woman on the second floor, Hasbrouck Heights Police Sgt. John Behr said. Connors then carried her down to the front lawn, where he and she were treated by EMS. Both appear…
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American Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius
A 23-year-old American tourist who fell into Mount Vesuvius in Italy when he dropped his phone taking a selfie was rescued, NBC News reports. Philip Carroll, of Baltimore, MD, had hiked 4,000 feet up a trail that was closed to tourists with two family members on Saturday, July 9, the outlet said citing Paolo Cappelli, President of the Presidio Permanente Vesuvio. Carroll stopped to take a photo at the top of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79, and apparently dropped his phone — then fell several meters in while trying to recover it, Cappelli said. The man somehow stopped…
Police & Fire
Trenton Man With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver As Car Plunges Into Newark Bay
A 29-year-old Trenton man with a prosthetic leg who rescued a driver as his car plunged into the Newark Bay received a national reward for his heroic efforts. Anthony Stephen Capuano, an aquatic program administrator, received a Carnegie Medal — considered North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism — following his brave rescue, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced in a release on Tuesday, June 28. Capuano removed his prosthetic lower leg and took immediate action when hearing Joseph M. Kadian, 68, screaming that he didn’t know how to swim as his vehicle started sinking into t…
Police & Fire
3 Swimmers Rescued After Getting Stranded In Jersey Shore Lake
Two swimmers were hospitalized after their rescue from a lake on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Police were called at 4:16 p.m. on Monday, June 6 for a report of a missing swimmer. A total of three swimmers were rescued in all from Harry Wright Lake with help from Good Samaritans and local firefighters from the Whiting Volunteer Fire Department and Manchester Career Fire Department, Manchester police said. Two of the swimmers were taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, police said. It was determined that the three men had developed fatigue while attempting to swi…
Police & Fire
Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders
Responders rescued a jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The report of a jumper snagged near the northbound Tarrytown end of the bridge came in shortly before 10 a.m., Friday, May 27, bringing a huge contingent of emergency personnel, including the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team. The rescueWestchester County PD Rescuers brought the person to safety using a series of ropes, witnesses said. The incident was over in barely a half-hour, they said. Responders included firefighters, divers and others from Central Nyack, Nyack, Piermont, …
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Paramus Dad Dubbed 'Superman' After Jersey Shore Lagoon Rescue (
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A 63-year-old dad from Paramus is being called "Superman" by his neighbors after he rescued a man from the lagoon outside their Jersey Shore summer home. Frank Rossini jumped into the muddy waters off Chadwick Beach in Lavallette, overlooking Barnegat Bay, to save the 80-something-year-old victim last Sunday, May 22, his daughter Christie Mendes tells Daily Voice. The victim then got himself tangled in rope near a dock at about 10:30 a.m. according to the hero's daughter, Christie Mendes. The rescue was captured on surveillance camera video, which shows Rossini at the dock at hi…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners
A pair of mariners were rescued by the US Coast Guard when their 33-foot sailboat overturned along the Jersey Shore Friday night. The couple radioed for help around 8 p.m. near Little Egg Inlet, officials said. Video posted by the Coast Guard shows the rescue. Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City on Friday, May 6, 2022 “With high winds, driving rain and thunderstorms in the area, our aircrew worked to quickly lower the rescue swimmer to help the couple,” Lt. Humberto Hernandez, a pilot who flew on the rescue, said. “Our swimmer was able to walk in the shallow breaking…
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: Hero Officer Saves Drowning NJ Girl Who Jumped Into River
A rookie River Edge police officer dove into the Hackensack River to rescue a troubled teen who quickly began drowning after she jumped in. Officer Maclane Doran and the 14-year-old girl both went under at least once as the current took her under a footbridge late Wednesday, April 27, River Edge Police Chief Michael J. Walker said. "Then the girl began to go limp -- probably the onset of hypothermia," the chief said. "The river temp was about 50 degrees." Doran brought the girl to the shoreline. Sgt. Marc Abate and Officer Edward Blue helped get her out before she was taken to Hackensack U…
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Kidnapping
: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of NJ Man
UPDATE: A previously-unidentified fourth New York City man accused of kidnapping a Fort Lee resident was charged by federal authorities. Gabriel Anthony, 34, of Queens, was ordered detained by a federal judge in Newark, joining co-defendants Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both also of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island. All four are charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Ferrelli and Anthony were wearing masks when they snatched the victim from his home on Catherine Street near William Street the night of April 5, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger sa…
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