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DEATH ON THE CLIFFS: Palisades Jumper Arranged Personal Items First, Police Say DEATH ON THE CLIFFS: Palisades Jumper Arranged Personal Items First, Police Say
Death ON THE Cliffs: Palisades Jumper Arranged Personal Items First, Police Say A 29-year-old man left some personal items arranged neatly on a rock before jumping to his death Wednesday from the Palisades, authorities said. Several witnesses reported seeing the Stamford, CT resident jump off the edge of the cliff at the State Line Lookout in Alpine, near New Jersey's northeastern border with New York State, shortly before 11:30 a.m. Nov. 22, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. The responding officers "located personal items neatly set on a rock" nearby, the lieutenant said. The East Bergen Rappel Team recovered the man's body from the base o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CLIFFS RESCUE: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades CLIFFS RESCUE: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades
Cliffs Rescue: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades A 20-year-old Rutherford man was rescued from the Palisades after he fell and was injured before dawn on Labor Day, authorities said. The victim called police from the Englewood Cliffs section of the Palisade Interstate Parkway overlooking the Hudson River at 2:12 a.m. Monday, Sept. 4, PIP Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. Parkway officers using GPS coordinates quickly located him about 50 feet down the cliff just south of the Rockefeller Lookout, the lieutenant said. He complained of head and back injuries, Walker said. The East Bergen Rappel Team, Alpine Fire Department, Closter Volu…

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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