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Old Tappan Boy, 2, Dies From Drowning
UPDATE: A 2-year-old Old Tappan boy who was pulled from a backyard swimming pool died despite furious efforts to save his life, authorities said Friday. "They worked on him in the ER for 20 minutes before pronouncing him" at Hackensack University Medical Center, a responder said. Responding police officers conducted CPR and got a pulse after the boy was pulled from the pool around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, they said. It wasn't immediately clear how long he'd been in the water. EMS workers took over and continued CPR after AirMed One touched down at nearby Stone Point Park around 7 p.m. T…
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: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man
A group of off-duty EMTs and an off-duty police officer who all happened to be eating at the same Rahway restaurant sprung into action to save a man choking on his food Monday night. The six medics and the officer were dining at The Waiting Room in Rahway, when the man began choking on a piece of steak around 9:30 p.m. Elizabeth EMT Amber Henderson, 27, was the first to notice. "I happened to look over and saw a woman standing up and hitting a man on the back," she told Daily Voice. Henderson stood up slowly to see if the man was able to get the food out, but noticed very quickly that wa…
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Dr. Oz Helps Port Authority PD Resuscitate Stricken Traveler At Newark Airport
Celebrity physician Dr. Oz helped Port Authority police resuscitate a stricken traveler at Newark Airport, authorities said. PAPD Officer Jeffrey Croissant saw the 60-year-old New Jersey man go down in the Terminal A baggage claim area shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. He "looked like a tree falling," the officer said. Croissant rushed over and found the man wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse, Valens said. The officer summoned backup, began CPR and was joined by Mehmet Oz, who’d just gotten off the flight and was at the carousel when he saw the c…
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Central Jersey Firefighters Battle Blaze With Casualties
Firefighters in Middlesex County were battling a blaze that threatened the life of at least one of the home's occupants, authorities said. The fire was reported at 127 Lowell St. in Carteret. About 5 p.m. Tuesday, an unconfirmed report said that CPR was in progress on one fire victim and that a second victim had been located by first responders. By 7 p.m., unconfirmed reports said that one person had died. The fire was under control by 8 p.m. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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: State Trooper Saves Unconscious Man At Garden State Parkway Service Area
A New Jersey State Trooper performed life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 44-year-old man who collapsed and stopped breathing at a service area on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. At about 5 p.m. on Friday, Trooper John Taggart, of Troop “D” Holmdel Station, was dispatched to a 9-1-1 call for a man who reportedly suffered a medical episode and collapsed in the bathroom of the Monmouth Service Area in Wall Township, state police said. When Taggart arrived, he found the man lying on the floor unconscious and not breathing. After determining th…
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: First Responders Saved Jersey Shore Man From Near-Fatal Heart Attack
In what could have been a fatal heart attack, a 63-year-old Brick resident is recovering and regaining his strength this holiday season thanks to the fast action and competency of Brick Township police and EMTs. On Halloween at about 11 a..m., Joe Holler was mowing his lawn when he began to feel weak. After a few moments, the pain and weakness worsened, so Holler, concerned he might be having a heart attack, went inside and took a baby aspirin. Holler's wife called 9-1-1, and Brick Township EMTs Joseph Sharkey and Brian Schwarz arrived within six minutes. Brick Patrolman Daniel F…
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: Retired Trooper Rescued In Rt 80 Crash By
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Pair, Hackensack Firefighter, Tow Driver
UPDATE: A retired New Jersey State Police trooper has recovered from a multi-vehicle collision on Route 80 crash thanks to two of the victim’s former NJSP colleagues, an off-duty Hackensack firefighter and other passersby, authorities said. A GMC Sierra driven by retired Sgt. First Class Peter Visconti of Rochelle Park was involved in the four-vehicle crash before slamming into the concrete divider on the westbound highway near the Saddle Brook/Elmwood Park border around 3:45 p.m. Oct. 6, State Police said. Tow truck driver David Ortega said he pulled over and broke the back window of …
Police & Fire
Coast Guard: One Dead After Boat Capsizes On Raritan Bay
One person died after a boat capsized on the Raritan Bay Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A good Samaritan pulled the victim's body from the water after the boat overturned near Keyport around 10 a.m., and immediately began CPR, reports say. There were no other occupants on the 21-foot boat. A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook 29-foot response boat crew arrived on scene within 10 minutes. The victim was transferred to the Coast Guard crew, who continued CPR while en route to Monmouth Cove Marina. CPR was continued while en route to the Monmouth Cove Marina, where the individual was tu…
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: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia
A group of Port Authority police officers revived a construction worker who suffered a medical episode at LaGuardia Airport. Officers Oliver Ramclam, Richard McCarthy, Tim Feeney, John Gimigliano and Dan Novelli responded to a call for aid at a construction site opposite Terminal D shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valen said. They found the 57-year-old unconscious worker with no pulse, Valens said. The officers conducted CPR and shocked him with a defibrillator, reviving him, she said. The worker was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported in stab…
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: NJ Transit Police Use CPR To Save Life Of Woman Struck By Car In Burlington County
New Jersey Transit Police used CPR to save the life of a woman struck by a car while crossing the street in Burlington County. While participating in community outreach services for homelessness in Palmyra, Transit Police Officers Gary Denamen, Gary Timmons and Joseph Carullo saw a woman who had been hit by a car while crossing the street on Thursday, July 30, authorities said in a release. Timmons tended to the woman’s head injury while an ambulance was called, authorities said. The woman then suddenly stopped breathing and lost consciousness, prompting the officers to perform CPR. The …
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: Police Officers Revive Lifeless Diner At Allendale Restaurant
A 68-year-old Park Ridge woman had no pulse and wasn’t breathing after she choked on food while dining outdoors at an Allendale restaurant. Then two of the borough's finest came running. A waiter from Mezza Luna dashed down the street and alerted Allendale Police Officers Sean Hubbard and Alex Helmer, who were at the Walgreens directing traffic for the special "Dine-Out" event on Saturday. The officers found the woman unresponsive, not breathing, with no pulse, Police Chief George Scherb said. They tried clearing the obstruction but couldn’t, the chief said. They then conducted CPR, which…
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: Boy, 3, Who Stopped Breathing At Wyckoff YMCA Revived By Police
A 3-year-old boy who'd stopped breathing and was turning blue at the Wyckoff YMCA was revived Friday by a pair of police officers, authorities said. YMCA staff were tending to the boy, who "was unresponsive and cyanotic" when Officers Robert Schlossberg and Michael Scalise around 12:30 p.m., Lt. Joseph Soto said. The officer conducted CPR while clearing the boy's airway of obstructions, Soto said. "The boy began to breathe on his own and was transported to the hospital by the Wyckoff Ambulance Corps and paramedics from Valley Hospital," the lieutenant said. Wyckoff police extended "best w…
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