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Man, 52, Killed In Palisades Plunge Man, 52, Killed In Palisades Plunge
Man, 52, Killed In Palisades Plunge Palisades Interstate Parkway police were investigating the death of a New York City man who plunged down the cliffs near the George Washington Bridge. John May, 52, of New York City was still alive when a passerby spotted him at the base of the cliff between the northbound lanes of the parkway and the Henry Hudson Drive in Fort Lee shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Fort Lee Ambulance Corps took May to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he later was pronounced dead, the lieutenant said. Detectives were trying to determine what happened.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Dies In Palisades Fall Man Dies In Palisades Fall
Man Dies In Palisades Fall Palisades Interstate Parkway police were investigating the death of a New York City man who plunged down the cliffs near the George Washington Bridge. John May, 52, of New York City was still alive when a passerby spotted him at the base of the cliff between the northbound lanes of the parkway and the Henry Hudson Drive in Fort Lee shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Fort Lee Ambulance Corps took May to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he later was pronounced dead, the lieutenant said. Detectives were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CLIFF DRAMA: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD CLIFF DRAMA: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD
Cliff Drama: Distraught Rockland Woman, 19, Rescued By Palisades Interstate Parkway PD HEROES: Noontime traffic rumbled across the George Washington Bridge below as a distraught 19-year-old Rockland woman sat atop the Palisades on Thursday. A short time earlier, the Thiells woman told her father that she wanted to end it all. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officer Elizabeth Santos found the woman’s car in the lot at Fort Lee Historic Park, then found her sitting at the edge of the cliffs on the other side of the security fence, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Backup Officers Matthew Hearon and Anthony Engel joined Santos in trying to talk to the woman, Walter s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited
Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited A 59-year-old Fort Lee pedestrian was struck and killed Friday near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Lan Zhang was crossing Bruce Reynolds Boulevard heading north when a 2005 Ford Econoline van turning left from southbound Lemoine Avenue hit her Friday morning, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Responding officers and paramedics from the Fort Lee Ambulance Corps tried to resuscitate Zhang, but she succumbed to her injuries, Mirkovic said. Lt. Mark Radoian and the FLPD Accident Investigation Unit responded and issued summonses to the driver, Moschos Scoullis, 69, of Englewood Cliffs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Man Rescued After Tumble Down Palisades Cliffs In Fort Lee NYC Man Rescued After Tumble Down Palisades Cliffs In Fort Lee
NYC Man Rescued After Tumble Down Palisades Cliffs In Fort Lee A rescue team plucked a New York City man from a ledge after he tumbled down the Palisades in Fort Lee late Thursday. Erick Sanes, 23, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that responders said didn’t appear life-threatening following the 11:19 p.m. call. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police said officers “met with witnesses who were in phone contact with the victim,” who was “injured but alert and conscious” as he remained trapped on a ledge about 30 feet above Henry Hudson Drive, which runs along the Hudson River. Using a Fort Lee Fire Department ladder, rescuers…

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by Jerry DeMarco