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Saturday, nov 23
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Palisades
Police & Fire
Death
ON THE
Cliffs
: Palisades Jumper Arranged Personal Items First, Police Say
A 29-year-old man left some personal items arranged neatly on a rock before jumping to his death Wednesday from the Palisades, authorities said. Several witnesses reported seeing the Stamford, CT resident jump off the edge of the cliff at the State Line Lookout in Alpine, near New Jersey's northeastern border with New York State, shortly before 11:30 a.m. Nov. 22, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. The responding officers "located personal items neatly set on a rock" nearby, the lieutenant said. The East Bergen Rappel Team recovered the man's body from the base o…
Police & Fire
Critically Injured Bicyclist Airlifted After Crash Along Hudson River
A bicyclist who was critically injured along the Hudson River below the Palisades was airlifted to the hospital Sunday morning. Unofficial reports from the scene at the Alpine Boat Basin in Palisades Interstate Park are that the 30-year-old bicyclist suffered a punctured lung, among other injuries, in a crash around 10 a.m. Sept. 17. AirMed One brought the victim to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
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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
Update
: Body Recovered From Palisades Believed To Be Missing NJ Man
UPDATE: A body recovered from the Palisades following an hours-long weekend search was believed to be that of a missing 54-year-old man from Bloomfield, authorities said. An officer found the man's 2010 Nissan Murano, bearing New York State license plates, at the Rockefeller Lookout in Englewood Cliffs around 5 a.m. Sunday, June 4, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The man's brother had reported him missing to Clifton police on Friday, the lieutenant said. The body was found around 3 p.m. Sunday, he said. The NYPD Aviation Unit assisted during a search by mem…
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Remains Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Of Alaskan Man Missing Since Spring
UPDATE: Authorities are certain that severely decomposed remains found at the foot of the Palisades this week are those of an Alaskan man whose van was left with a suicide note at the top of the cliffs more than eight months ago. A passerby notified Palisades Interstate Parkway police after finding the skull in a wooded area at the base of the cliffs around 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office must make the official determination, but authorities are certain the remains are those of Glenn Filbert, 62, of Seward, an Al…
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Body Found At Base Of Palisades Believed To Be Missing Bergen Man
The body of a man that was retrieved from the foot of the Palisades was believed to be that of a distraught local resident who'd gone missing a week ago, authorities said. The body was found near the base of the cliffs beneath the State Line Lookout in Alpine near the Hudson River shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Members of the Closter Ambulance & Rescue Corps and East Bergen Rappel Team had begun helping PIP police search for the missing 52-year-old Demarest resident on July 20, Walter said. The Bergen County Medical Exam…
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Docking Boat Passenger Slips, Drowns In Hudson River
A Nigerian man drowned in the Hudson River after falling off a docking boat, authorities said. The boat had made it into the Englewood Marina at the foot of the Palisades in Englewood Cliffs just north of the George Washington Bridge when he fell off shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Witnesses told police the 42-year-old victim quickly went under, Walter said. Recovery attempts were unsuccessful, he added. Divers with the NYPD Harbor Patrol unit recovered the body, and a Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office pronounced the…
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Update
: Alaska Man Who Authorities Believe Jumped From Palisades Left Note
An Alaska man who was believed to have jumped from the Palisades above the Hudson River left a suicide note, authorities said, as the search for his body continued. Palisades Interstate Parkway police had found a white 2017 Dodge van at the Alpine Lookout near the Rockland County border shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Detective Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. It apparently was parked there on Tuesday, he said. Inside was a note referencing suicide, the sergeant said. Police spoke with the son of the 62-year-old driver from Seward, AK, Walter said on Thursday, March 3. He to…
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Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff
A bicyclist was rescued after falling from a cliff on the Palisades and severely injuring his ankle. Temperatures had broken 90 degrees, the 31-year-old victim from Queens told police, when he stopped to get a drink of water on Henry Hudson Drive in Tenafly shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. "While doing so he lost his footing and fell," Walter said. Parkway police climbed down "an extremely treacherous area of the cliff" and rendered first aid -- causing an injury to one of the officers, the sergeant said. Members of…
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Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver
HEROES: A group of good Samaritans rushed to a driver's aid Thursday after his ice cream truck tumbled partly down the Palisades above the Hudson River in Fort Lee. Chris Fuschini said he was enjoying a day at Ross Dock just north of the George Washington Bridge when the Jersey Shore-based "Lexylicious" ice cream sandwich truck tipped off Henry Hudson Drive shortly after 4 p.m. The 2014 Ford truck had fallen about 20 feet into the trees before landing on its left side, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Fuschini said he was joined by Hackensack Sp…
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Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades
Detectives were investigating the apparent suicide of a 34-year-old Bloomfield man whose body was found at the base of the Palisades, 450 feet below the State Line Lookout in Alpine. Palisades Interstate Parkway police got a 911 call last Thursday from a friend of the man pointing to a Facebook post alluding to him committing suicide at the lookout, PIP Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. His car would be found there, the post said. PIP police raced to the lookout, where a witness told them he’d just seen a man climb over a cliff barrier, Walter said. Below the cliff, the officers sp…
Police & Fire
Dehydrated Family Stranded On Cliffs Above Hudson Uses Cellphones To Send Distress Signal
Responders rescued a family of lost, dehydrated hikers stranded in the dark 350 feet above the Hudson River. It was the fourth rescue in just two weeks from cliffs along the Palisades between the George Washington Bridge and the Rockland County border. The original call of a hiker falling more than 40 feet brought Palisades Interstate Parkway Police, along with firefighters from Piermont and Nyack, shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The rescuers used thermal imaging cameras and a spotlight before determining the call was unfounded. What they did find were six stranded hikers using the li…
Police & Fire
Video
: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool
A young black bear first spotted atop the Palisades in Cliffside Park on Tuesday made his way to neighboring Ridgefield, where he took a dip in a resident's pool Wednesday morning. Officials from the state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife said they won't come unless the baby bruin heads up a tree. The youngster became a local sensation while toddling through a Cliffside Park neighborhood atop the Palisades Tuesday night after becoming separated from his mom. PHOTOS/VIDEO: Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Neighbors in the area of Esplanade Place atop Oxen H…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Suicidal Woman, 19, Rescued After Jumping From Palisades In Cliffside Park
Cliffside Park firefighters rescued a distraught 19-year-old woman who plunged nearly 30 feet after jumping from the top of the Palisades in a suicide try Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The woman was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, responders said. She sustained a head and ankle injury and had various cuts and bruises from the fall, Police Capt. Vincent Capano said. The woman jumped from the area at the bottom of Bender Place off Gorge Road and Laird Avenue -- across from the Riello high-rise on Gorge Road below -- around 4 p.m., the captain said. The Cliffside Par…
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