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Elderly Man Drowns On Labor Day In Sparta's Lake Mohawk Elderly Man Drowns On Labor Day In Sparta's Lake Mohawk
Elderly Man Drowns On Labor Day In Sparta's Lake Mohawk The body of an 80-year-old Sussex County man was pulled from Lake Mohawk after an accidental drowning on Labor Day afternoon, police confirmed. Lawrence Botts, of Sparta, was attempting to use an inner tube to go around the side of his dock to get onto land from Lake Mohawk when the tube started to drift away from the boat into the water shortly after 12 p.m., Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon told Daily Voice. Botts then lost his grip and slipped underwater, Lamon said. Botts’ body was recovered and brought to shore by Lake Mohawk lifeguards a short time later. Rescue and dive teams were call…

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by Valerie Musson
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Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool
Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool An elderly man drowned in a backyard pool despite an intense effort by Englewood Cliffs police and other responders to revive him, authorities confirmed. Officer Bryce Jacob, responding to a 911 call, pulled the victim from the pool with the assistance of Officer Marc Krapels shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. They began CPR, which paramedics continued after arriving at the home off East Palisade Avenue. EMS took the victim to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Waldt said Monday. The drowning appeared accidental, the lieutenan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning 'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning
'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning East Brunswick neighbors are rallying for a local dad mourning the loss of his wife, daughter and father, who drowned in their backyard pool earlier this week. More than $28,700 had been raised as of Friday afternoon for Akash Patel on a GoFundMe, organized by Sarah Grabowski. Funds from the page will go toward funeral services for Akash's wife Nisha Patel, 33, father Bharat Patel, 62, and 8-year-old daughter. "Only weeks living in their new home, on June 22nd, the most heartbreaking and unimaginable thing happened," Grabowski wrote. "On a very hot June afternoon, Akash’s wife an…

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by Jon Craig