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: Kids Left Dangling 25+ Feet Up On Stalled Long Island Amusement Park Ride
Multiple children and one adult were left stranded at least 25 feet above the ground after a ride malfunctioned at Adventureland in Farmingdale, prompting a large rescue operation Friday, June 19, responders said. The Wave Twister, the park's newest attraction, stopped with 15 passengers onboard, according to the East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company. Firefighters, Suffolk County Police ESU, and mutual aid departments worked to secure each rider and lower them one at a time using specialized rescue equipment and aerial apparatus, the fire company said. The operation lasted more than three…
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: Queens Building Explodes With
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A massive explosion leveled a Queens residence and sent responding NYPD officers flying backwards in a shocking scene early Thursday morning, April 30, authorities said. Police body-cameras captured the explosion in South Ozone Park as it happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Officers were attempting to open the home’s front door with a key when the building exploded. Here is video of the heroic actions that members of the NYPD took this morning to rescue children and adults from a burning home in Queens.They were hurt. They had just been thrown to the ground by an explosion.And in that …
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Wild Photos Show Pickup Truck Left Dangling In Midair After NJ Crash
A pickup truck ended up suspended between trees after a crash in Raritan Township Friday afternoon, Aug. 29, responders said. The Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad, Raritan Township Fire Company, and Hunterdon Medical Center MICU EMS-1 were dispatched to State Highway 31 northbound between Wescott Drive and Gauntt Place at 4:26 p.m. for a vehicle-versus-tree crash, the rescue squad said. Responders arrived to find the pickup lodged in the air between several trees. The driver was able to get out on their own, but the passenger was trapped and injured, authorities said. Flemington-Raritan F…
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Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Lake Rope Swing Accident In NJ: Police
A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a rope swing accident at Hidden Lake in Manchester Township, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Emergency services were dispatched to the remote Whiting location at approximately 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Responding officers — Sgt. Michael Guarino, Ptl. Sage Sysol, Ptl. Taylor Schandall, Ptl. Liam Christensen, and Ptl. Sean Rembach — faced difficult terrain as they rushed to the lake. Two police vehicles became disabled on the off-road path, forcing officers to abandon them and…
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Man, 78, Pulled From Wyckoff Backyard Pool: Cops
A 78-year-old Wyckoff man remains hospitalized after police say he was pulled from a backyard pool on Monday evening, July 28. Officers were called to the home around 6 p.m. on July 28, according to Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto. Preliminary details show the incident happened on Voorhis Avenue, “The first officer on scene removed the unconscious person from the pool and, with the assistance of other officers, immediately began resuscitative efforts,” Soto said. Police were assisted by the Wyckoff Fire Department and Wyckoff Ambulance Corps, according to the release. The man was tra…
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Man, 19, Pulled From Pool At Clifton Party In Serious Condition
A 19-year-old man is in serious condition after being pulled from a backyard pool during a gathering in Clifton on Saturday afternoon, July 19, authorities said. First responders were dispatched around 4:34 p.m. to a home on Lennon Place after a 911 call reported a person in distress, Clifton Lt. Robert Anderson said. Other attendees at the gathering attempted to rescue him and called 911, but they were unable to remove him from the pool, Anderson said. Clifton Police, the Clifton Fire Department, and hospital-based paramedics arrived quickly and located the young man unconscious in the wa…
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Jumper On Route 78 Overpass Brought To Safety In Dramatic Rescue: Police
A woman was safely rescued after she climbed over a fence and attempted to jump from an overpass on Route 78 in Newark, authorities said. The incident happened around just before p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. Police responded to calls of a possible suicide attempt at the Bragaw Avenue and Leslie Street overpass, Miranda said. When they arrived, they found the woman at the very tip of the overpass, on the wrong side of the barrier. Members of the Newark Police Emergency Services Unit and Newark Fire Division, along with New Jersey St…
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Two People Killed In NJ Flood, Home Explodes, Animals Rescued During Fierce Storms: Officials
Two people were killed in Plainfield and a home exploded in North Plainfield Monday, July 14, as fierce storms swept across the state. Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, much of New Jersey remained under water. A vehicle was swept into Cedar Brook during the height of flash flooding in Plainfield Monday, killing two people, who were pronounced dead at the scene, the city said in a release. The victims have not been identified. At 2:45 a.m., officers responded to 643 Parkview Ave. and found the home fully engulfed in flames, North Plainfield police said. The explosion appears to have been…
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Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge
Two people are dead and 19 more are injured after a Mexican Navy ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, May 17, the NYPD confirmed. The crash happened at around 8:26 p.m., when the ship — which had just departed from Pier 17 — suffered a mechanical failure, according to the NYPD. “A preliminary investigation by the NYPD Special Operations Division, FDNY, US Coast Guard, and the NYC Department of Transportation revealed that a naval vessel… experienced a mechanical malfunction,” police said in a statement. “The masts of the vessel then collided with the structure of the Broo…
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3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Hoboken
Six people, including three children, were killed when a tour helicopter carrying a family crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan. UPDATE: Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Reports of a downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street in Lower Manhattan came in just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, the NYPD said on X. The chopper, operated by New York Helicopters, was carrying three adults and three children when it lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to fly along …
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Woman Pulled From Burning Ridgewood Home, Rushed To Hospital: Officials
A woman was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a burning home in Ridgewood Tuesday, April 1, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The fire broke out in a single-family home on the 800 block of Norgate Drive bringing emergency crews to the scene. Emergency crews arrived after receiving an automatic alarm and follow-up 911 call. One victim, believed to be a female resident, was removed from the home and transported by Ridgewood FD/EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital with unspecified injuries, officials said. Photo(s) of the day, 04/01/2025: One (1) victim was …
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Blaze Rips Through Hawthorne Garage, Threatens Home Before Firefighters Contain It (
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A garage fire Monday evening, March 3 in Hawthorne spread to nearby brush and threatened a home before firefighters managed to contain it, authorities said. At 5:47 p.m., the Hawthorne Fire Department was dispatched to 529 Goffle Hill Road for a reported structure fire, according to Hawthorne Police Department Detective Capt. Robert King. Chief 50 arrived first and confirmed that the attached garage was fully involved, with flames extending toward the house, fire officials said. A working fire was transmitted, bringing in mutual aid companies from Glen Rock (Engine) and North Haledon (…
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Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…
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Body Of Missing Man Walking Dog Recovered From Frozen NJ Lake: Police
A New Jersey man was found dead in a frozen lake in Millstone Township after state troopers rescued his stranded dog, authorities said. Troopers responded to Millstone Park in Monmouth County on Friday, Feb. 21, at 4:46 p.m. after receiving a report of a dog stuck on the ice, Sgt. Charles Marchan of the New Jersey State Police said. Troopers and the Millstone Fire Department were able to rescue the dog, but as they examined the scene, they noticed footprints leading onto the lake, a jacket and hat near the ice, and a fresh break in the surface, officials said. An investigation revealed tha…
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DUI Driver Plows Into NJ Creek With Child In Car, Charged With Attempted Murder: Cops
A South Plainfield man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he intentionally drove off the road, crashed through a backyard, and landed in a creek with a child in the car. South Plainfield Police received multiple 911 calls about an erratic driver near Cromwell Place on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 2:19 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle speed through a backyard on Stratford Avenue, cross a field, and come to rest partially submerged in a creek. When officers arrived, they found the 40-year-old driver unresponsive and floating in the water, police said. Lt…
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Car Lifted Off Crossing Guard Struck In Fair Lawn
A 71-year-old crossing guard was struck by a car in Fair Lawn on Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, while assisting children at a busy intersection, police said. At the scene of the crash Boyd A. Loving The crossing guard was hit by a 2022 Toyota Camry driven by a 22-year-old Fair Lawn resident who was making a left turn from Arnold Street onto Hopper Avenue, around 8:40 a.m., police said in a news release. Rescuers lifted the car off of the victim, who was found lying in the roadway with injuries, sources said. The driver remained at the scene following the crash. The victim was…
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Rescuers Lift Flipped Car Off Trapped Victim In Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel: Responders
Emergency crews sprang into action early Saturday morning, Jan. 4 to rescue a driver trapped in a rollover crash on Route 495 west near the Lincoln Tunnel in Hudson County, authorities said. Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturday, January 4, 2025 Lincoln Tunnel - Saturday January 4, 2025 at 4:11AM the New Jersey Emergency Garage was dispatched to a rollover with... Posted by Tunnel & Bridge Agents - TWU Local 1400 on Saturda…
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Dramatic Rescue: Firefighters Save Woman After Fall Onto Hackensack Railroad Tracks
Hackensack firefighters sprang into action overnight to rescue a woman who had fallen onto railroad tracks. The incident occurred around 3 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to the Hackensack Fire Department. Members of the Fourth Platoon, led by Deputy Chief J. Ingallinera, executed a high-angle rope rescue to reach the female victim who had fallen below Summit Avenue and American Legion Drive. Firefighters quickly accessed the scene, stabilized the woman, and secured her for transport to an area hospital. Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said no criminality w…
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Body Of Missing Edgewater Man, 19, Found At Base of Palisades After Intense Search (
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The body of a 19-year-old Edgewater man was recovered from the base of the cliff near Rockefeller Lookout on the Palisades Interstate Parkway after police said he was reported missing by his family on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police were alerted around 5 p.m. by Edgewater police after a cell phone ping traced the young man’s location to the scenic lookout point in Englewood Cliffs, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said in a release. Walter added that concerned family members, who had last seen him that morning, revealed he had a history of depression and had …
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Cat Rescued From Burning Home In Wood-Ridge
Firefighters and police officers saved a cat from a burning home Wednesday evening, Oct. 9 in Bergen County. Responders made entry to the home at 198 Main Ave. in Wood-Ridge around 6 p.m., where they found the animal, sources tell Daily Voice Companies from Wood-Ridge, Lodi, Moonachie and Hasbrouck Heights responded. The cause wasn't immediately known. Sources say the house was destroyed. No further information was provided.
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Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee
Firefighters rescued one person trapped in a vehicle after a crash on Route 4 on Thursday, Sept. 26, witnesses said. Photos obtained by Daily Voice show firefighters cutting off the roof of a sedan following a collision with another car and a construction vehicle in the eastbound lanes near Jones Road in the afternoon hours. While a previous version of this story citing a witness said firefighters, police, and paramedics worked for almost an hour at the scene, Fort Lee Fire Chief John Klein says it only took 30 minutes from the time of dispatch. All eastbound lanes were closed. The e…
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Fallen Tree Sparks Massive House Fire In Tenafly, Responders Say (
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A Tenafly home erupted in flames after a tree came crashing through the roof early Saturday, July 6, Englewood firefighters said. Firefighters from multiple towns were called to the Jefferson Avenue home around 9 a.m. just after a tree fell into a bedroom while the family was home, according to abc7. Rescue 3, along with Chief 210 and Deputy 1, responded into Tenafly this morning for a working fire in a private home.... Posted by Dumont Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, July 6, 2024 Rescue 3, along with Chief 210 and Deputy 1, responded into Tenafly this morning for a work…
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'Extremely Difficult' Extrication Ends With Firefighters Freeing Trapped Driver Off Route 17
HEROES: Waldwick firefighters completed what authorities called an "extremely difficult operation" by freeing a driver whose sedan had crashed in a wooded area off rain-slicked Route 17. The BMW crashed partially down an embankment at the particularly troublesome Sheridan Avenue ramp off the southbound highway around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3. The single-vehicle collision heavily entrapped the driver, responders said. Waldwick's finest (Rescue 642 and Squad 633) had to contend with the elements, mud on the slope and a heavily damaged vehicle. They safely extricated the driver, who…
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Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner Buil…
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Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters
Firefighters rescued a man trapped under a large rock in a stream in Demarest. The 49-year-old victim was walking along the Cresskill Brook behind Academy Lane just south of the Alpine Country Club when a 200-pound rock gave way Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, Demarest Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said. The boulder pinned the man, whose head and chest were above the water, the chief said. Joining Demarest firefighters were their colleagues from Haworth and Closter, as well as Hackensack members of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and both Demarest and Alpine police, Dimitriadis …
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Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap
Crews were continuing to search for a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing at the Delaware Water Gap. Witnesses said the Paterson man was trying to swim from the shoreline to the bridge abutments with three others when he began struggling in the current around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, in Warren County, officials said. Three other swimmers were later rescued by volunteer rescue team members from Portland Hook and Ladder Company out of Portland, PA. None of the swimmers were wearing a life jacket. The swimmer disappeared under the water, w…
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Teaneck Dad Drowns, Girl Rescued Off Jersey Shore
UPDATE: A 39-year-old dad who drowned trying to save his daughter at the Jersey Shore has been identified as FDNY firefighter, Mark Batista. ORIGINAL STORY: Police responding to reports of two swimmers in distress at Sylvania Avenue beach found the girl around 8:30 a.m., Avon-by-the-Sea Police Capt. Tony Pecelli said. According to NBC4, the 15-year-old was struggling in the waves, and her dad went in to help. He too, however, began to struggle, and what ensued was a massive rescue response near a jetty sticking into the water. While the teen was found by responders within ab…
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Edgewater Firefighters Rescue Two Boys Trapped In Flooded Tunnel During Rainstorm
Two boys on an adventure in an abandoned Hudson River-area railroad tunnel during the weekend rainstorm got more than they bargained for. Why the youngsters, both around 14, decided to go exploring the local curiosity known to some as Devil's Hole during a relentless downpour was anyone's guess. The teens, who found the legendary passageway online, entered the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway tunnel off River Road at the Fairview end shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, Edgewater Fire Lt. Robert Jacobson said. The boys made it more than halfway through and were 100 or so …
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Fire Destroys Saddle Brook Home (w/
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A ferocious, fast-moving fire destroyed a Saddle Brook home Wednesday night. One minor injury was reported in the blaze, which responders said ignited in the garage of a two-story home on Nicholas Court off Pehle Avenue near the Garden State Parkway shortly before 9:30 p.m. April 12. Firefighters were met by heavy flames in the attic that quickly blew through the roof and raced through the home, they said. All firefighters were ordered out less than 20 minutes after they'd arrived. All firefighters were ordered out and an exterior attack launched less than 20 minutes after they'd arri…
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Distressed Kayaker Rescued By Contractors Performing Bridge Work In Ocean County
Two bridge workers are credited with the swift rescue of a kayaker in distress. The contractors, Randolph Fuson and Charles Baldwin of IEW, were performing maintenance on Tunney Bridge when they noticed an overturned kayak and looked to see if anyone was near, Toms River police said. They heard someone yelling for help and provided a life vest and life ring to the kayaker, holding the rope to keep him in sight until additional help arrived. On Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:16 p.m., police, fire, and EMS units were dispatched to assist the "boater in distress." Officers arrived, and…
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Bergen County Man ID'd As Climber Killed In Washington State Avalanche
Authorities have identified a 66-year-old New Jersey man who was among three people killed in an avalanche in Washington State. Bergen County resident Yun Park, of Palisades Park, was confirmed as being among the dead in an update from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The avalanche happened Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, in the central Cascade Mountains near Colchuck Lake, located 70 miles east of Seattle. Sheriffs officials said a 56-year-old Maryland man contacted deputies on Monday, Feb. 20 and said that six members of the group he was with had atte…
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