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Bergenfield High School Custodian, 59, From Dumont Found Dead

Students exit and walk along a busy roadway near Bergenfield High School.
Students exit and walk along a busy roadway near Bergenfield High School. Photo Credit: Melissa Heule

BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Police said there was nothing suspicious about the death of a 59-year-old Bergenfield High School custodian whose body was found early Tuesday.

Paramedics pronounced David Zatta of Dumont dead at 7:30 a.m., a little over 20 minutes after his body was found inside a second-floor leisure room.Capt. Mustafa Rabboh told Daily Voice.

The school delayed its opening until 10:30 a.m. as a result.

Zatta had worked the overnight shift, Rabboh said.

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