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Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (VIDEO) Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (VIDEO)
Loyal Dog Keeps Shoeless Boy Company Until Troopers, Mom Find Him In NJ Woods (Video) A 4-year-old boy lost his shoes, but found his family following a frantic search after he went missing with his dog in Atlantic County (scroll for video). “I lost my shoes!” The child can be shouting in the woods near his home in Buena Vista Township in new video shared by New Jersey State Police troopers on Thursday, March 30. Investigators say that the boy and his black Labrador found themselves in a precarious position - though the pup never left his buddy - after wandering away from their home and going missing for more than an hour, leaving his mother and responding troopers in distre…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Boy Found Dead In NJ Lake Missing Boy Found Dead In NJ Lake
Missing Boy Found Dead In NJ Lake The body of a 4-year-old boy reported missing was found submerged in the bottom of a New Jersey lake Thursday, July 14, authorities said. Police were called to Overlook Avenue near John A. Roebling Memorial Park in Hamilton Township on reports of a missing child around 5 p.m., approximately 40 minutes after he'd last been seen, local police said. After about an hour of searching, his body was found submerged in Spring Lake, police said.The boy was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Unsupervised Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan In Elmwood Park, Child Welfare Authorities Notified Unsupervised Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan In Elmwood Park, Child Welfare Authorities Notified
Unsupervised Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan In Elmwood Park, Child Welfare Authorities Notified A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized with a broken leg -- and child welfare authorities were notified -- after he dashed into an Elmwood Park street and was struck by a sedan Monday night, authorities said. Police notified the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency following the 6:45 p.m. accident, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The Paterson youngster was unsupervised by an adult when he ran out from between two parked cars on Mola Boulevard near Elmwood Terrace and was struck by a 2006 Nissan Altima, Foligno explained. The boy was taken to St. Joseph's Region…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Bridgewater's Sunset Lake 4-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Bridgewater's Sunset Lake
4-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Bridgewater's Sunset Lake A 4-year-old boy drowned in a Bridgewater lake on Friday. Bystanders were performing CPR when police arrived to Sunset Lake near North Shore Drive around 8:40 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Officers took over CPR as the child was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died, authorities said. A GoFundMe page identified the boy as Kyle. The campaign was launched for his mom, Sheila Meyers. More than $20,300 had been raised as of Monday. "Our members took heroic action to try and save his life prior to the arrival of emergency services and the police, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Boy, 4, Drowns In Pool South Jersey Boy, 4, Drowns In Pool
South Jersey Boy, 4, Drowns In Pool A South Jersey pre-school student drowned in a swimming pool over the weekend, authorities said. The 4-year-old boy, who was not identified, died suddenly on Saturday, Millville Public Schools said on its Facebook page. The boy was enrolled at the district's Child Family Center, which teaches children who are three and four years old in Cumberland County. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family during this difficult time and our thoughts and prayers will be with them in the days ahead," the school district's Facebook post read. Millville Public Schools announced a young pre…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Boy, 4, Found Unresponsive After Falling From Sixth Story Window NJ Boy, 4, Found Unresponsive After Falling From Sixth Story Window
NJ Boy, 4, Found Unresponsive After Falling From Sixth Story Window A 4-year-old boy who was found unresponsive after falling from sixth-story window in Newark was hospitalized Friday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 2:20 p.m. from a building on Oxford Street near Raymond Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The child was transported to University Hospital for treatment and was reportedly in stable condition.  The New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Placement responded to the scene.  The incident is under investigation by the Newark Police Division Special Victims Unit.

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by Cecilia Levine