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Woman, 71, Plunges To Death From Hackensack High Rise, Cause Investigated Woman, 71, Plunges To Death From Hackensack High Rise, Cause Investigated
Woman, 71, Plunges To Death From Hackensack High Rise, Cause Investigated Detectives were trying to determine whether a 71-year-old woman jumped or fell Friday afternoon from the 12th floor of a Hackensack high rise. A good Samaritan conducted CPR on the victim before responders arrived at the Excelsior II Luxury Apartments building on Prospect Avenue around 1 p.m., city Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. The victim was taken with severe head trauma to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, DeWitt said. Investigators were trying to determine whether the incident was a possible jumper or accidental fall, he said. Firefighters …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
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Hackensack Man, 57, Plunges To Death From High-Rise Balcony Hackensack Man, 57, Plunges To Death From High-Rise Balcony
Hackensack Man, 57, Plunges To Death From High-Rise Balcony A 57-year-old Hackensack man was killed when he apparently threw himself off the balcony of his 7th-floor apartment Friday afternoon, witnesses told police. The victim landed on the grass near the entrance to the 18-story luxury Pierre Apartments on Prospect Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene soon after, they said. There were no signs of foul play, said Capt. Darrin DeWitt. A resident of the Pierre told Daily Voice that the victim had been hospitalized for psychological issues and had drawn attention to himself before jumping. Access to the building's Prospect Street entrance and…

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by Jerry DeMarco