Body Of Canoeist Found In Ramapo River

The body of a canoeist was retrieved from the Ramapo River in Mahwah early Wednesday afternoon, responders said.

The body was found with a canoe nearby.
Photo Credit: *Jerry DeMarco*

Halifax Road bridge over the Ramapo River. Dot indicates where body was found.
Photo Credit: *Jerry DeMarco / GoogleMaps*

07/06/2022 11:35 a.m.

Mahwah police notified the New Jersey State Police and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office after the body turned up -- with a canoe nearby -- near Ramapough Indian land off Halifax Road late in the morning.

He'd apparently been in the water for multiple days and may have been the victim of a boating accident, responders said.

Authorities believe he's from the area.

Township firefighters and a dive team were summoned to retrieve the body for the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was called to collect evidence.

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