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Lake Hopatcong Man, 24, Charged In Boating Death Of Medical Tech Jason Gil Lake Hopatcong Man, 24, Charged In Boating Death Of Medical Tech Jason Gil
Lake Hopatcong Man, 24, Charged In Boating Death Of Medical Tech Jason Gil Charges against a Lake Hopatcong man initially charged with boating under the influence were upgraded several weeks after a passenger on his pontoon boat drowned, authorities said. Nicholas Zarantonello, 24, had two passengers on the pontoon boat he was operating on the lake when Jason Gil, also 24, went overboard while the boat was moving, Morris County Prosecutor's Office said in a joint release with state and local police Thursday. Gil of Mount Arlington did not resurface. Gil's body was later found in the water two days after the incident, during which Zarantonello was under the influ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech
Colleagues Remember Drowned Boater Jason Gil As Caring, Compassionate Medical Tech The community is rallying for the family of a Mount Arlington man who drowned after falling from a boat on Lake Hopatcong this weekend. The body of Jason Gil, 24, was spotted early Monday morning by Jefferson boater, New Jersey State Police said. The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, NJSP said. He was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date. More than $2,300 was raised on a GoFundMe for Gil's family as of Monday afternoon. "Jason was a valued employee at T…

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by Cecilia Levine