Dive Teams Try To Retrieve Man's Body From Passaic River

Authorities Monday morning were resuming efforts to retrieve a body in the Passaic River between Wallington and Passaic.

Wallington divers called off the Passaic River search until after daybreak.
Photo Credit: *Jimmy Wood Sr. (A previous photo marked "Jr" was the author's mistake)*

Jerry DeMarco

03/25/2019 10:34 a.m.

It was immediately unclear whether it could possibly be a man who Garfield police were told jumped from a bridge over the river the night before.

Members of the Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad were out on a drill Sunday when a sonar camera spotted what they later said appeared to be a body.

It surfaced near Gregory Avenue after backups from Lyndhurst, Oradell, Mahwah and Passaic arrived.

The rough current eventually forced them to call off the recovery until Monday.

CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

Click here to follow Daily Voice Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes and receive free news updates.