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Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades
Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades Detectives were investigating the apparent suicide of a 34-year-old Bloomfield man whose body was found at the base of the Palisades, 450 feet below the State Line Lookout in Alpine. Palisades Interstate Parkway police got a 911 call last Thursday from a friend of the man pointing to a Facebook post alluding to him committing suicide at the lookout, PIP Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. His car would be found there, the post said. PIP police raced to the lookout, where a witness told them he’d just seen a man climb over a cliff barrier, Walter said. Below the cliff, the officers sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RISKY RESCUE: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades RISKY RESCUE: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades
Risky Rescue: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades A rappel team from above the Palisades teamed up with a marine officer below to rescue three out-of-state hikers who'd become trapped on a cliff above the Hudson River. The women left the marked trail Monday afternoon and were caught on steep, boulder-filled terrain in the Alpine section of Palisades Interstate Park near what's known as the Giant Stairs, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. The hikers -- one from San Gabriel, CA, another from Warminster, PA, both 24, and a 25-year-old from Quincy, MA -- gave PIP police their coordinates, which helped rescuers locate them, Watkins said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco