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Docking Boat Passenger Slips, Drowns In Hudson River Docking Boat Passenger Slips, Drowns In Hudson River
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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by Jerry DeMarco
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How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight? How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight?
How Did GWB Jumper Get Onto Upper Level Overnight? A confirmed report of a jumper from the George Washington Bridge raised more questions than it answered. Responders said Port Authority police found the man threatening to jump from the upper level of the bridge around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. He jumped into the Hudson River about 20 minutes later, they said. The NYPD Harbor Patrol responded during a search, which was suspended shortly before 4 a.m. Among the questions still unanswered is how the man ended up on the upper level at that hour. The southern upper-level walkway is closed from midnight to 6 a.m. The north side walkway is always …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Edgewater Onlooker Draws Fire For Posting Photo Of Decomposed Hudson Floater Edgewater Onlooker Draws Fire For Posting Photo Of Decomposed Hudson Floater
Edgewater Onlooker Draws Fire For Posting Photo Of Decomposed Hudson Floater An employee at an Edgewater company drew criticism for tweeting photos Wednesday of a decomposed body floating in the Hudson River. Because the body hadn’t washed up, Edgewater police notified the NYPD Harbor Patrol, which has jurisdiction of the river, just before 11:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Timothy Farrell said. They “took custody of the body and were attempting to identify” him, Farrell said. Meanwhile, the 115 River Road employee who took the photos while on his lunch break decided it best to remove the shots. “Had to delete that [stuff],” he tweeted later. “I don’t need that attention…

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by Jerry DeMarco