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Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River
A Belleville woman who'd just learned that her cancer was terminal drowned herself Tuesday in the Passaic River, authorities said.
The 40-something woman said goodbye to her husband before going to a gazebo on River Road in North Arlington, responders said.
She left her wallet, cellphone and car keys there, then walked into the water.
North Arlington firefighters recovered her body, following a search, about 200 feet south of the gazebo, across from Fanelli Brothers Auto Body.
North Arlington police also responded, along with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the Bergen County Medica…