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'Sleepless Night:' 2 Hikers Safe After 5-Hour Rescue In North Jersey
Two missing North Jersey hikers were rescued in a five-hour mission early Thursday, Sept. 19, responders said. According to the Cresskill Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corsp, Rescue 728, the East Bergen Rappel Team, and Alpine firefighters were called to Stateline Lookout in Alpine for the two missing hikers. Members rappelled over the edge and brought the hikers safely back. "Sounds easy, but all units cleared the scene at 5:45 a.m.," CVARC said. "Approximately 35 responders x 5 hours. We are very fortunate to have so much dedication. Hikers stated they did not need any med…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Rescue In Cliff-Diving Gone Wrong In Passaic County
The New Jersey State Police Department has released video footage of an aerial rescue of a cliff-diver who suffered serious injuries in a West Milford accident. The NJSP's aviation unit and TEAMS unit, a special operations unit, responded to an area of West Milford Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, for a diver who was seriously injured in rugged terrain. Pilots, hoist operators, and rescuers "undertook a complex and high-risk extraction," NJSP says. Video shows troopers locating the victim from the air, packaging him into a stokes basket, and then hoisting him up. "Facing challenging weat…
Police & Fire
Sundown Swimmers At Unguarded NJ Beach Rescued
Three swimmers were rescued while in the water after sunset in Ocean Grove, officials said. Rescuers were called to a swimmer in distress near the pier at the Main Avenue beach at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the ANSWER team said in a Facebook post. The report was quickly upgraded to three swimmers in distress. When emergency crews arrived, they saw the three swimmers screaming for help. ANSWER rescuers, a Neptune Township police sergeant, and a bystander with a flotation device went into the ocean and saved the three swimmers. Neptune Township paramedics brought the adult and two …
Police & Fire
NJ Man, 39, Drowns In Delaware Water Gap
A New Jersey man's body was discovered in the Delaware River, authorities said. The 39-year-old Lakewood man was found dead in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Aug. 26, a National Park Service spokesperson said in a news release. His body was spotted about 20 to 30 feet from the shore at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Rangers and divers responded to the drowning call at Bushkill Access at around 1:45 p.m. The man's body was recovered in about seven feet of water at around 3:07 p.m. This is the second person of the summer to drown at th…
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Divers Pull Drowning Swimmer From Privately-Owned NJ Lake
Dive teams pulled a drowning swimmer from a privately-owned New Jersey lake Monday evening, July 29. According to Whiting Fire Company Station 33, multiple rescue agencies were called to Heritage Mineral's Crystal Lake in Manchester around 6:55 p.m. for a submerged individual. UPDATE: Police ID Crystal Lake Drowning Victim As 18-Year-Old Trespasser Whiting Fire divers and surface swimmers went into the water and, after a brief search, found the swimmer. The swimmer was turned over to EMS and the Ocean County Sheriff's Office took control of the scene. The victim's condition…
Police & Fire
Fishermen Rescue NYC Man Treading Water Off NJ Coast For Hours Overnight, Police Say
A man was rescued off the coast of Monmouth County after he was caught by the tide in New York City, authorities said. Middletown police received a call about a man who had been pulled from the water at around 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15, the department said in a news release. A commercial fisherman and his son spotted him about two miles off the coast of Sandy Hook. The fishermen got the man on their boat and brought him to Monmouth Cove Marina in Port Monmouth. Police spoke with him and he was identified as 34-year-old Pete Ordane of New York City. Ordane told poli…
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