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Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital
Unconscious Teen Pulled From Greenwood Lake, Airlifted To Hospital A young college student was airlifted to the hospital after he was seriously injured in Greenwood Lake over the weekend, authorities said. West Milford police responding to the noon call found Yilin Choi, 18, of Bellevue, Washington, unconscious but breathing on the dock at Lake Park Terrace on Saturday, Detective Sgt. Matthew Kloo said. Choi, who attends NYU, apparently was unfamiliar with the area. He dove into shallow water and didn’t resurface, according to Kloo. West Milford police and EMS tended to Choi, who was taken by ambulance to Greenwood Lake Airport, the sergeant said. Atlant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze
West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze West Milford firefighters rescued a woman from a burning second-floor apartment above a strip mall overnight. Flames shot from the windows of the building on Greenwood Lake Turnpike as firefighters – alerted by neighbors -- dashed in, found the middle-aged woman unconscious on the kitchen floor and brought her to safety around 2 a.m., Fire Chief Michael Blondin said. EMS began CPR before an ambulance brought the woman to nearby Greenwood Lake Airport, Blondin said. AirMed One flew her from there to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, the chief said. Meanwhile, firefighters quickly brought…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Victim Of West Milford Crash Lived, Died Doing Good In Purple Plane Victim Of West Milford Crash Lived, Died Doing Good In Purple Plane
Victim Of West Milford Crash Lived, Died Doing Good In Purple Plane There was no mistaking the purple plane that went down Wednesday in West Milford for those who knew Andrew Topp. The minister from North Haledon lived his life "on the edge, challenging barriers, and in search of the wild," as he helped those in need here and abroad, said his daughter, Erica Fischer- Kaslander. "He impacted the lives of so many and will be remembered across the world for that work," his daughter said. The owner-operator of A Topp Contracting, Topp was pastor of the First Reformed Church of Boonton for more than two decades and was involved with the Rota…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes At Former Theme Park In West Milford Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes At Former Theme Park In West Milford
Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes At Former Theme Park In West Milford WEST MILFORD, N.J. – The pilot died in a small plane crash that ignited a fire Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area of West Milford that was once part of the former Jungle Habitat theme park, authorities confirmed. The single-engine Piper PA-32 aircraft crashed after leaving nearby Greenwood Lake Airport around 2:30 p.m., the FAA reported. The lone-occupant pilot wasn't immediately identified. A full-scale response to the crash in state parkland off Airport Road included local police, firefighters and EMS, as well as the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, New Jersey State Police, the state DE…

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by Jerry DeMarco