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Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police

A body was recovered from the Passaic River in Newark on Wednesday, April 19, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.

A man drowned in the Passaic River in Newark.

A man drowned in the Passaic River in Newark.

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At 5 p.m., police responded to Bridge Street and McCarter Highway on a report of a body in the river, Fragé said. Firefighters, personnel from the Newark Police Emergency Services Unit and Kearney Police responded to the scene to assist with the recovery, Fragé said. 

The body had drifted northbound due to the river's current, Fragé said. The man was pronounced dead at 6:28 p.m, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation and the victim has not been identified, Fragé said.

On Tuesday, April 18, a female body was pulled from the river at Clay Street.

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