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UPDATE: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River UPDATE: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River
Update: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery
Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockland Woman Killed After Being Hit Shoveling Snow By Tree Rockland Woman Killed After Being Hit Shoveling Snow By Tree
Rockland Woman Killed After Being Hit Shoveling Snow By Tree Police are reporting that an 88-year-old Hudson Valley resident who was clearing snow was hit and killed by a falling tree as one of the largest storms to hit the area in years moved through the area. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday at 61 Hillside Ave. in Suffern, while Barbara Soleskien was clearing snow and was trapped underneath the large tree as it fell, bringing power lines down within a few feet of where she was trapped, said Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn. A Rockland County Department of Public Works official and two pedestrians tried to help before rescue officials…

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by Kathy Reakes