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UPDATE: Drowning Of Boonton Mom, 11-Year-Old Son Ruled Accidental UPDATE: Drowning Of Boonton Mom, 11-Year-Old Son Ruled Accidental
Update: Drowning Of Boonton Mom, 11-Year-Old Son Ruled Accidental The deaths of a 35-year-old Morris County mom and her 11-year-old son have been ruled accidental, authorities said Tuesday. The bodies of Warda Syed and Uzair Ahmed were recovered from the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton on Feb. 23. Police were called to the scene for reports of an unattended 6-year-old -- later identified as Syed’s child, who was unharmed, authorities said previously. "There is no cause to believe there was any criminal activity involved in either individual's death," Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Sheriff James…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Mom Found Drowned With Son Was Substitute Teacher Who Suffered Trio Of Recent Tragedies NJ Mom Found Drowned With Son Was Substitute Teacher Who Suffered Trio Of Recent Tragedies
NJ Mom Found Drowned With Son Was Substitute Teacher Who Suffered Trio Of Recent Tragedies The 35-year-old Morris County mother found drowned with her 11-year-old son in a Boonton pond had suffered a trio of recent tragedies, reports say. The body of Warda Syed and her son, Uzair Ahmed, were recovered from the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with other county officials. Syed, a substitute teacher in the Boonton school district, rented an apartment from the cousin of Dr. Abdul Raja, who says the family had been struggling after her husband was diagnose…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: IDs Released For Woman, 11-Year-Old Son Found Dead In Morris County Pond UPDATE: IDs Released For Woman, 11-Year-Old Son Found Dead In Morris County Pond
Update: IDs Released For Woman, 11-Year-Old Son Found Dead In Morris County Pond Authorities have confirmed the identities of the 35-year-old woman and 11-year-old boy found drowned in a Morris County pond Tuesday evening. The body of Warda Syed and her son, Uzair Ahmed, were recovered from the Upper Pond section of Grace Lord Park in Boonton around 5:40 p.m., Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with other county officials. Syed’s younger six-year-old son was also found at the scene unharmed, though his name will not be released, Carroll said. Additional details will be released “when appropriate,” Carroll said. The ongoing investigatio…

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by Valerie Musson