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Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge
Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge UPDATE: A body pulled from the water beneath the Bayonne Bridge over the weekend was that of a 19-year-old city man, friends and loved ones confirmed. Rescuers who responded to a report of a jumper shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday got help from a tug boat operator after the body was spotted in the Kill Van Kull just east of the bridge, Deputy Fire Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled alongside the vessel, collected the body and brought it to the boat launch at 16th Street Park. The victim had been mugged earlier in the week and wasn't carrying a wallet or cellp…

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