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Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office
Ice Training Exercise Turns Into Real Life Rescue: Morris County Sheriff's Office An ice training exercise became a real life rescue mission in Morris County on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Morris County Sheriff's Office said they were conducting a joint ice rescue training with other law enforcement departments at Lee’s County Park Marina at Lake Hopatcong in Mount Arlington when they were notified about a report of a male who fell through the ice. Multiple officers joined the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit responded to assist with the rescue operations, authorities said. The 82-year-old victim was  seen lying down on the ice from the …

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by Sam Barron
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Body Of Missing Man, 79, Recovered From Lake Hopatcong, Prosecutor Says Body Of Missing Man, 79, Recovered From Lake Hopatcong, Prosecutor Says
Body Of Missing Man, 79, Recovered From Lake Hopatcong, Prosecutor Says The body of a 79-year-old man who disappeared in Lake Hopatcong was recovered Monday morning, June 24, authorities said. Authorities were called to the lake in Roxbury Saturday, June 22 around 7:30 p.m., when the Landing man, who has not been identified, went in but did not emerge, as previously reported by Daily Voice. A massive search effort was launched but suspended overnight, authorities said. The effort resumed Sunday morning, however, water conditions and visibility hindered recovery efforts, and the search was suspended Sunday night, a spokesperson for the county prosecutor's office…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Possible Drowning Probed At North Jersey Lake, Police Say Possible Drowning Probed At North Jersey Lake, Police Say
Possible Drowning Probed At North Jersey Lake, Police Say Police were investigating a possible drowning at a North Jersey lake over the weekend. A man in his 70s was seen entering Lake Hopatcong but never came out on Saturday, June 22, a spokesperson for the Roxbury Police Department said. The call came in just after 7:30 p.m., bringing the Roxbury Fire Department, New Jersey State Police, and the Morris County Sheriff's Office to the scene. As of Sunday, June 23 at 10 p.m., the investigation remained active, the spokesperson said.

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by Cecilia Levine