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Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday.
The dead were identified as:
Michelle Toledo, 38;
Irvina Gee, 20;
Sheckylle Chain, 23;
Ayana Navas, 16;
Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA.
The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice.
The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Risky Rescue: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades
A rappel team from above the Palisades teamed up with a marine officer below to rescue three out-of-state hikers who'd become trapped on a cliff above the Hudson River.
The women left the marked trail Monday afternoon and were caught on steep, boulder-filled terrain in the Alpine section of Palisades Interstate Park near what's known as the Giant Stairs, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said.
The hikers -- one from San Gabriel, CA, another from Warminster, PA, both 24, and a 25-year-old from Quincy, MA -- gave PIP police their coordinates, which helped rescuers locate them, Watkins said.
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