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CLIFF RESCUE: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades CLIFF RESCUE: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades
Cliff Rescue: Traveler From CT Admiring View Falls 60 Feet Down Palisades A man apparently admiring the view from atop the cliffs near the George Washington Bridge fell nearly 60 feet, authorities said after he was rescued by rappellers. The 38-year-old victim from Manchester, CT had walked to the edge to take photos near the Mobil service station off the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs when he lost his footing shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, a woman who described herself as his girlfriend told police. Responding officers spoke with the man before members of the East Bergen Rappel Team rescued him, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. …

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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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