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Authorities Try To ID Body Of Woman Pulled From Waters Off Bayonne Authorities Try To ID Body Of Woman Pulled From Waters Off Bayonne
Authorities Try To ID Body Of Woman Pulled From Waters Off Bayonne An autopsy will help determine whether the death of a woman whose body was pulled from Newark Bay was suspicious. The body was recovered near Stephen R. Gregg Park in Bayonne around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, said Caitlin Mota of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities hadn't identified her as of late Wednesday afternoon. "No visible signs of trauma were observed," Mota said. The Regional Medical Examiner's Office was conducting an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, she said. ANYONE who might know the victim's identity, or has information that could help inve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne
Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne A local swimming instructor with a prosthetic leg happened to be in the right place at the right time Tuesday, when a 68-year-old driver who couldn't swim accidentally sent his car into the Newark Bay in Bayonne. The British Swim School instructor and lifeguard -- 29-year-old Anthony Capuano -- went in after him. And the entire rescue was caught on tape. Capuano, of Elizabeth, was just 17 years old when he was struck by a train in Jersey City. He's been living with a prosthetic limb, but that hasn't stopped him from living an active life. Three years ago, he became a swimming instructor, …

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by Cecilia Levine