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Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge
Bayonne Man, 19, Dies In Bridge Plunge UPDATE: A body pulled from the water beneath the Bayonne Bridge over the weekend was that of a 19-year-old city man, friends and loved ones confirmed. Rescuers who responded to a report of a jumper shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday got help from a tug boat operator after the body was spotted in the Kill Van Kull just east of the bridge, Deputy Fire Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled alongside the vessel, collected the body and brought it to the boat launch at 16th Street Park. The victim had been mugged earlier in the week and wasn't carrying a wallet or cellp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Extricate Crane Operator When Machine Topples In Bayonne Firefighters Extricate Crane Operator When Machine Topples In Bayonne
Firefighters Extricate Crane Operator When Machine Topples In Bayonne A crane operator was hospitalized with minor injuries after his machine tipped over, trapping him inside, Sunday morning in Bayonne. City firefighters were dispatched to Global Terminals on Port Jersey Boulevard where they found a heavy-duty container lift used to move shipping containers rest on a stack of containers, around 10:45 a.m., Deputy Fire Chief Bill Bartos said. Firefighters used an aerial bucket to remove the operator, who was taken to Bayonne Medical Center by McCabe Ambulance with minor injuries, the deputy chief said. “The quick and professional response by our firefigh…

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by Cecilia Levine