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Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery
Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Water Search Continues For Missing Jersey Shore Kayaker Water Search Continues For Missing Jersey Shore Kayaker
Water Search Continues For Missing Jersey Shore Kayaker Authorities continued a search Friday for a Burlington County kayaker who apparently couldn’t get back to land before a storm hit the Jersey Shore. Nadem Aksoy, 50, of Bordentown and a friend were fishing in their kayaks on the Navesink River in Monmouth County when the storm blew in around midnight, his brother, Mujdad, told News 12. He "looked at his phone, the storm was coming, and then he called his friend [who] was on [a] kayak too,” his brother said. The friend saw Aksoy’s kayak flip over and Aksoy trying to hold onto it, Mujdad said. “After that he didn’t see him,” he said. The se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Authorities on Sunday suspended a search for a kayaker who fell into Raritan Bay the day before. Search and rescue crews in New Jersey and on Staten Island searched the water after a passerby rescued two of the victim's companions when all three of their kayaks overturned near the Great Beds Lighthouse in South Amboy. None were wearing life jackets, Coast Guard Capt. Jason Tama said. The NYPD Harbor Unit transported the pair back to Staten Island, where a rescue operation was staged at Wolfe's Pond Park. The search party included department divers, both NYPD and FDNY boats, members of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Missing In Rash Of Boating Accidents Up And Down Jersey Coast One Dead, One Missing In Rash Of Boating Accidents Up And Down Jersey Coast
One Dead, One Missing In Rash Of Boating Accidents Up And Down Jersey Coast A rash of water mishaps up and down the Jersey Coast continued Saturday with a search for a missing kayaker in the Raritan Bay, less than 24 hours after a Toms River boater drowned in Barnegat Bay -- and moments before two other people had to be rescued off Keansburg. Authorities on Sunday suspended a search for the kayaker. Search and rescue crews in New Jersey and on Staten Island searched the water after a passerby rescued two of the victim's companions when all three of their kayaks overturned near the Great Beds Lighthouse in South Amboy around 3 p.m. Saturday. None were wearing life …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'May You Fill The Heavens With Your Bagpipes': Jersey Shore Boater Killed In Storm ID'd 'May You Fill The Heavens With Your Bagpipes': Jersey Shore Boater Killed In Storm ID'd
'May You Fill The Heavens With Your Bagpipes': Jersey Shore Boater Killed In Storm ID'd The worst fears of many were realized Thursday when responders recovered the body of a 67-year-old boater who'd gone missing before a tornado-like thunderstorm hit the Jersey Shore earlier this week. "We are heartbroken to announce that our dear band mate and friend Matt Conway was finally located today after going missing Tuesday rowing his boat in the Toms River," fellow members of the Shamrock and Thistle Pipes and Drums wrote Thursday afternoon. "The loss of our dear brother is immeasurable and will be felt by us for years to come." His wife, Patricia, reported Conway, 67, of Ocean Ga…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
John F. Kennedy’s Grand-Niece And Her Son, 8, Missing After Boating Accident, Reports Say John F. Kennedy’s Grand-Niece And Her Son, 8, Missing After Boating Accident, Reports Say
John F. Kennedy’s Grand-Niece And Her Son, 8, Missing After Boating Accident, Reports Say The search is on for two members of the Kennedy family who were reported missing after going boating in the Chesapeake Bay. Maeve Kennedy McKean - the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and grand-niece of President John F. Kennedy - and her 8-year-old son Gideon were reported missing near Annapolis, Maryland. They haven’t been seen or heard from since Thursday, April 2. According to reports, McKean was taking the family to visit her mother’s waterfront home in Shady Side, Maryland when her son kicked a ball into the water and it drifted away. The two “popped into a canoe” to track down…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Essex County Sheriff's K9 Unit To Be Disbanded By End Of Year Essex County Sheriff's K9 Unit To Be Disbanded By End Of Year
Essex County Sheriff's K9 Unit To Be Disbanded By End Of Year A petition has been created urging officials in Essex County to reverse a decision to shut down the sheriff's K-9 unit by the end of this month.  The sheriff's office stressed that homes will be found for all the dogs when the unit is closed down.  "Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura has announced that on December 31, 2019 he will disband the Essex County K-9 Unit," the petition reads. "The busiest county in New Jersey! Getting rid of Narcotic K-9 , Tracking K-9, Search and Rescue K-9, and Weapon/bomb detection K-9! Essex County is one of the ONLY COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF NEW …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
FOUND! Missing Franklin Lakes Boy, 10, Returns Safe, Sound FOUND! Missing Franklin Lakes Boy, 10, Returns Safe, Sound
Found! Missing Franklin Lakes Boy, 10, Returns Safe, Sound The search for a missing 10-year-old Franklin Lakes boy ended early Wednesday evening when he returned home after several hours, police said, adding that the youngster was OK. As a precaution, an EMS unit was responding to the home. "At 2:59 p.m. today, a Pulis Avenue resident reported that [the] 10-year-old child had left the home and was missing," police Capt. John Bakelaar said. "He was last seen running into a wooded area bordering the residence. "At approximately 6:20 p.m., the child returned home." A State Police chopper was in the air and searchers fanned out late Wednesday after…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore 15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore
15-Year-Old Swimmer Missing On Jersey Shore The search for a 15-year-old boy who was swept away Sunday while swimming with his sister on the Jersey Shore has been postponed until Monday morning, authorities said. Josiah Jeremiah Robison of Ewing and his sister appeared to have been caught up in a rip current while in Brighton Avenue Beach near Newark and Ocean avenues around 2:45 p.m., Spring Lake Police Chief Edward Kerr said. A bystander in the water and lifeguards were able to reach Josiah's sister and get her to the shore safely, Kerr said. A four-hour search for Josiah by nearly 80 lifeguards and several law enforcement agencie…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Search For Missing Montclair Couple In Barbados Suspended Search For Missing Montclair Couple In Barbados Suspended
Search For Missing Montclair Couple In Barbados Suspended Authorities in Barbados said a water search for a vacationing couple from Montclair ended Sunday, nearly a week after the two were last seen on a rented jet ski. A spokesman for the country’s prime minister told Daily Voice that searchers, including the U.S.Coast Guard, have found no sign of Oscar Suarez, 32, and Magdalena Devil, 25. "The US military called off their search on Saturday and the Barbados Coast Guard and Regional Security System called off theirs at sunset on Sunday," the spokesman, Roy Morris, said in an email.  The two rented a jet ski June 24 at Holetown Beach. A sea…

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by Paul Milo
News
UPDATE: Body Of Missing Lake Hopatcong Swimmer Recovered UPDATE: Body Of Missing Lake Hopatcong Swimmer Recovered
Update: Body Of Missing Lake Hopatcong Swimmer Recovered UPDATE: Avinash Kuna's body was found Monday night.  State police on Monday continued to search for a distressed swimmer who drowned on Lake Hopatcong over the weekend. Avinash Kuna, 32 of Parsippany, was on a boat with three friends on the lake in Jefferson when he entered the water and had trouble staying afloat around 10:50 Saturday morning, New Jersey State Police said. ** UPDATE: Avinash Kuna was remembered on a GoFundMe as being ambitious and deeply caring ** He and eight friends, mostly from his job at the UPS Technology Center in Parsippany, rented a boat to celebrate his bir…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
VIDEO: Witness Recalls Young Water Skier's Drowning On Lake Hopatcong, Search Continues VIDEO: Witness Recalls Young Water Skier's Drowning On Lake Hopatcong, Search Continues
Video: Witness Recalls Young Water Skier's Drowning On Lake Hopatcong, Search Continues Police on Monday continued to search for a distressed Lake Hopatcong swimmer, identified by authorities as a 32-year-old Parsippany man. Avinash Kuna was water skiing on a pontoon boat with three friends in Jefferson when he fell, panicked and slipped out of his life jacket, according to state police and witness Tom Davis, who posted a video on YouTube. "Nobody jumped in the [expletive] water," he said. "Everyone's just screaming his name." Kuna had been under water for nearly 10 minutes when local police and dive teams arrived, Davis said. "Attempts to pull Kuna to safety were unsuc…

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by Cecilia Levine