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Wildlife Expert IDs Mystery Skeleton Found By Hackensack Man In River Wildlife Expert IDs Mystery Skeleton Found By Hackensack Man In River
Wildlife Expert IDs Mystery Skeleton Found By Hackensack Man In River A mysterious skeleton found Saturday by a Hackensack man in the Pequannock River has been identified by wildlife experts as a deer. Michael Rawlins, originally of Elmwood Park, was out for a hike in Pompton Lakes when he saw the bones floating in the river. Hackensack Riverkeeper Captain Bill Sheehan was able to identify it by its teeth. "You can clearly see the grinding teeth, which are like molars for dogs or humans," Sheehan told Daily Voice. That's what deer have because they're vegetarians and need to be able to grind food up." Sheehan said it's not uncommon to find an…

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by Cecilia Levine