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Man, 34, Beaten To Death In Central Jersey Street Fight: Prosecutors
A New Brunswick man was beaten to death in the city over the weekend, authorities said. Oscar Sanchez, 34, died on Sunday, Oct. 13, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 15. New Brunswick police responded to a 911 call on Comstock Street at around 3:03 a.m. Officers found Sanchez unconscious and performed CPR on him. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said Sanchez had been in a fight and suffered serious injuries. "It has been determined that this i…
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4-Year-Old Drowns In Pond, Found 50 Yards From Family's NJ Home: Police
A 4-year-old child drowned in a pond behind a home in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Aug. 27, authorities said. Police were called to a Monroe Township home around 6:50 p.m. for a missing child, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Monroe Township Police Chief Griffin M. Banos said. A search for the 4-year-old ensued. The child was found in a pond 50 yards from the back deck of the family’s home, and wasn’t breathing, police said. Authorities performed CPR on the child, who was rushed to Princeton Medical Center where they were pronounced dead. The incident…
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Crash Into Tree Kills Driver In Manchester, Police Say
A 76-year-old has died following a single-vehicle crash into a tree in Manchester Township, NJ on Saturday evening, police announced on Sunday afternoon. Salvina Tannenholz of Manchester, was found unconscious in a blue 2020 Subaru Outback at the scene of the crash at Devereux Drive near the intersection with Renaissance Boulevard around 6 p.m. July 13, the Manchester Township Police Department detailed in a release. Her vehicle had suffered "extensive front end damage" and "Tannenholz was unconscious and not breathing," as stated in the release.&n…
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Lehigh Valley Man Dies Tubing On Delaware River: Coroner
Officials have identified the Pennsylvania man who drowned while tubing in on the Delaware River on Saturday, July 6. Gary M. Conley, 53, of Forks Township, was on a tube on the Delaware River when he went into the water and "did not return to the surface," said the Northampton County Coroner's Office. Bystanders pulled him to the shore and performed CPR until he could be taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus, authorities said. He was resuscitated at the hospital but died from complications from the drowning on Sunday, July 7, according to the coroner. His de…
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Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Near-Drowning In South Plainfield: Prosecutor
The two-year-old boy who was in critical condition after nearly drowning succumbed to his injuries on Friday, May 31, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 7:40 p.m., South Plainfield police received a 911 call reporting that a child was found in the pool and wasn’t breathing. Upon their arrival, authorities performed CPR on the two-year-old and transported him to JFK Hospital. The victim was transferred to Jersey Shore Medical Center where he remained in critical condition until he was pronounced dead on Friday. The drowning comes days after…
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2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor
A 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition after nearly drowning in a pool in South Plainfield, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 7:36 p.m.., South Plainfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting that a child was found in the pool and wasn’t breathing, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities performed CPR on the boy and took him to JFK Hospital where he has remained in critical condition, the prosecutor said on Wednesday afternoon, May 29. The incident is being reviewed by Detective Craig Magnani of the …
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Video Shows Choking Child Saved By NJ Transit Officers In Trenton
Two New Jersey Transit Police officers saved a choking boy in Trenton earlier this month, authorities said. They released this video on X, formerly known as Twitter, of the April 16 rescue on Wednesday, April 30. At 9:44 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 the officers are shown beginning the rescue. They performed life-saving CPR to save the child, authorities said. In the video, a woman can be heard yelling, "Oh my God," as an officer thumps on the boy's body. During the ambulance ride, the boy begins to breathe again. An officer can be heard saying, "Hey buddy. Stay with me, OK? He's…
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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Stays Calm While Saving Choking Son In Ring Video
Reality television star. Recovering addict. Dad. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino shared Ring footage of a scary moment at the family dinner table in Holmdel. The MTV "Jersey Shore" star sprung into action when he noticed his 2-year-old son Romeo choking on his favorite pasta dish, pesto gnocchi, in a clip she shared to Instagram Saturday morning, Feb. 3. Footage shows the child hunched over in his seat at the table and in seconds, his parents realize what's happening. Sorrentino pulls his son from his chair and smacks him on the back until the food becomes dislodged. The child soon cries …
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Unresponsive Man At New Jersey LA Fitness Revived By Officers, Bystander: Police
A quick-thinking bystander and three Secaucus police officers helped save a life at LA Fitness on Saturday, Dec. 16, police said. At 10:03 a.m., police responded to LA Fitness at 485 Harmon Meadow Boulevard on a report of an unresponsive male, who was not breathing, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Juan Germosen, a bystander, began performing CPR, Miller said. Police officer Christopher Boyko took over CPR and was assisted by officer Jonathan Padron, Miller said. While performing CPR, officer Justin Pardo utilized a defibrillator and administered two shocks to the man, and a…
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Jersey Shore Hiker Collapses, Dies On Catskills Trail: Report
A hiker from New Jersey complaining of chest discomfort and breathing problems collapsed and died while hiking in the Catskills last weekend, officials said. The man was identified by the Times Union as Ravi K. Vegiraju, 50, of Morganville. The incident happened in Greene County in the hamlet of Lanesville around 8:50 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16. According to officials with the Department of Conservation, the hiker collapsed on the Diamond Notch Trail in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Area. Members of Vegiraju's hiking group began CPR while another hiker called 911. Two nearby EMT…
Police & Fire
Injured Man, 69, Found Lying On Somerset County Railroad Tracks: Police
A 69-year-old man was hospitalized after he was found injured on a set of railroad tracks in Somerset County early on Monday, Sept. 11, investigators say. A passerby found the Manville man lying on the tracks near North Street and North 14th Avenue and called police around 7 a.m., Manville Police Officer in Charge Lieutenant Craig Jeremiah said in a release. Responders, including EMTs and Paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, administered CPR and provided medical treatment before taking the man to a local hospital for further treatment, Lt. Jeremiah said. The rails were closed…
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: EMTs, Off-Duty Police Save Man's Life At LA Fitness In Toms River
Two EMTs and two off-duty police officers are credited with saving the life of a man at LA Fitness. On Sunday, Aug. 13, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Toms River police were dispatched to LA Fitness on Hooper Avenue for a reported medical emergency with CPR in progress. Upon police arrival, two off-duty EMTs Dylan Tortorelli and Josh Menack, who were working out at the time, were already performing CPR on a man who suffered sudden cardiac arrest while exercising; and two-off duty Toms River police officers, Alex Van Lew and Charlie Grainger, who were also in the gym a…
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Life Without NJ DPW Worker Struck By Lightning Is 'Unimaginable'
There's been an outpouring of support for a Woodbridge Department of Public Works employee struck by lightning this week. Eric Baumgartner survived the strike after a Woodbridge police officer performed life-saving CPR. Baumgartner was painting lines for the soccer field at Iselin Middle School on Wednesday, June 14, and didn't hear anything over the loud noise of the machine he was using when the lightning strike came down, a GoFundMe page says. Eric was unresponsive and had no pulse when Woodbridge Police Officer RJ McPartland revived him. In Eric’s words, "He thought he was dying …
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Rutgers Dining Hall Worker Saved Life Of Choking Student When No One Else Knew How
Melanie Buschgans was at dinner with friends at Rutgers University's Livingston Dining Hall Feb. 4 when something unusual happened: She began to choke. The Waldwick native tried washing the cucumbers down with water to no avail. Then, her friends started to panic. "We went to the front desk and they didn't know what to do," recalls Buschgans, 18. And so, Buschgans' friends began yelling out for help. Halil Bektas, who works in the beverage section in the cafeteria, heard some noise. It's not unusual for college students to be noisy, so at first, he ignored it. But then Bektas turned aroun…
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Secaucus Officers Revive Elderly Man
A Secaucus man is alive and well thanks to the quick thinking of three city policemen, officials say. Lt. Christopher Rinaldi was called to the corner of Seaview Drive and New County Road just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, for a reported medical emergency. There, he found an elderly man laying unresponsive on the ground and not breathing, the department said. Just as Rinaldi began performing CPR, officers Mikhail Kowlessar and Kasey Kelly arrived on the scene, officials wrote. The pair assisted with the CPR before grabbing their defibrillator and administering a "shock" to the…
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Girl, 4, Falls Through Ice, Rescued By Family Member From Mahwah Pond
A 4-year-old girl was rescued by a family member after she fell through the ice on a Mahwah pond, responders said. The child was floating face down when a man believed to be her uncle jumped in and pulled her from the water on Anderson Drive in the Stag Hill section of town less than a quarter-mile from the Rockland County border shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23,they said. CPR was immediately conducted as the first responders arrived. The girl was reportedly alert and breathing when she was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. NOTE: Daily Voice hopes to identify -- and pos…
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Nurse Details Attempted Rescue Of Jersey Shore Drowning Victim 'Way, Way Out'
At least three good Samaritans including an off-duty police officer, a nurse and a surfer helped try to rescue a drowning victim. Dana Wolfanger of Wanaque tells Daily Voice she spotted a surfer trying to save Matthew Mauro, 46, on Wednesday, Sept. 14 off Ortley Beach. She then notice his body tossing in the strong currents "way, way out," she said. "We were just sitting on the beach. We noticed people standing close to the shoreline," said Wolfanger, a nurse and former lifeguard. The surfer spent about 10 minutes trying to swim this man into shore, but no one else was jumping in, Wol…
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Occupant Hospitalized In Cardiac Arrest As Car Plummets Into Sussex County Waters
One person was hospitalized in cardiac arrest after a car plummeted into the water in Sussex County, authorities said. The Byram Township Fire Department responded to the report of a car in the water near Amity Road and found multiple occupants attempting to escape around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, the squad said. One of the occupants made their way to shore before going into cardiac arrest, prompting crew members to administer CPR as the remaining occupants were safely brought to shore. A medical helicopter was requested with a landing zone at Johnson field, though the patient was ulti…
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Near-Drowning Victim Revived By State Police At Sussex County State Park
State Police were quick to save the life of a 50-year-old man who nearly drowned at a state park in Sussex County. Troopers responding to a report of an unconscious man at Swartswood State Park found the victim submerged in water around 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, New Jersey State Police said in a release on Monday, June 27. Troopers Anthony Pall, Julio Rodriguez, and Kevin Foulds immediately administered CPR, giving chest compressions and providing Oxygen with a bag valve mask. Meanwhile, four shocks were delivered with an automated external defibrillator (AED) as troopers continued C…
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NFL Legend Tony Siragusa Fell To Similar Fate As His Father: Report
Further details reveal that NFL legend, Tony "The Goose" Siragusa, has died in nearly the same manner as his father, whom he tried to save, TMZ reports. Siragusa had reportedly been receiving CPR at a home in Toms River, NJ when the initial emergency call came in around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 22. He was pronounced dead at the scene and a cause of death was not immediately determined. Decades earlier, when Siragusa was 21, he performed CPR on his dad who suffered a massive heart attack, claiming his life at the age of 48, Siragusa said on an episode of Howard Stern. Siragusa's dad died…
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Morris County Emergency Crews Save Life Of Toddler Who Suddenly Stopped Breathing
Emergency crews in Morris County are being recognized for helping save the life of a local toddler who suddenly stopped breathing. The New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad administered CPR to the child, who was urgently brought to the station earlier this week, the department said Wednesday. The toddler was ultimately saved as a result of the members’ immediate actions. “All of our members are CPR certified and using the skills they practiced they were able to save the child’s life,” reads a post from the NVVFD. Former Chief Peter Finkle and current Deputy Chief Scott…
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One Killed, Others Hurt In Fiery Head-On Crash With Tractor-Trailer (
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One person was killed and others were hurt in a fiery crash with a tractor-trailer in Warren County, developing reports say. State Police responded to the head-on crash near 1245 Hope Bridgeville Rd. in Blairstown shortly before 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. A tractor-trailer overturned during the crash and began leaking fluids, which then caught fire, the initial report said. Meanwhile, multiple people were thrown from another vehicle, and at least one victim was receiving CPR, according to the report. A medical helicopter was requested but declined due…
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NJ Native, Sailor Saves Life At The Gym
The life-saving drills that US Navy sailor Ryan P. Lighten had performed while stationed in San Antonio were muscle memory during a recent trip to the gym. “I was working out on the bench press with my earbuds in, when one of my future sailors ran up to me with a scared look on his face, yelling franticly,” said Lighten, 29, of Newark. “He told me there was a man lying on the floor unresponsive and not breathing.” Future Sailor Dominic Rodgers knew the Navy provided CPR training to all of its personnel, which is why he ran straight to Lighten, he said. Without hesitation, Lighten sprung in…
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NJ Attorney General Releases Footage Of Fatal Police Encounter With Agitated Paterson Man
VIDEO: A bloodied, agitated suspect writhes uncontrollably, falls down and then goes limp while being handcuffed by Paterson police, body camera footage released Wednesday shows. “I lost his pulse,” a city EMT firefighter tells the officers after they lift a lifeless Jose Gonzalez onto a gurney. “CPR?” one asks. They then remove the cuffs, turn him onto his back and begin chest compressions as the footage ends. Gonzalez, 41, of Paterson, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center less than an hour later, authorities said. Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bru…
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Reported In Central Jersey
First responders were called on a report of a single-car crash in Monmouth County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 7:30 p.m. on County Route 547 at Allaire Road in Howell Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that CPR was in progress on one of the crash victims.The condition of the crash victim was not immediately available, A second unconfirmed report said a crash victim was administered NARCAN by police, a drug typically used to counteract drug overdoses. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Heroes
: Stricken Swimmer, 92, Rescued From Maywood Pool
An unconscious 92-year-old swimmer was floating face down in the Maywood Municipal Pool when responders rushed to the rescue, authorities said. Lifeguards Andrew Esposito and David Wells removed the borough resident from the pool following last Wednesday afternoon’s mishap, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Their colleagues assisted in initial resuscitation efforts, Kenny said Tuesday. Lt. Derek Smith and Sgt. Jason Liaban arrived moments later and began CPR, the chief said. The swimmer – who requested anonymity -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and was …
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Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police
HEROES: Two good Samaritans helped police rescue an overdosing driver in one of two Narcan saves made in Emerson over the weekend, authorities said. The civilians had pulled the lifeless 30-year-old Lodi driver from his Ford sedan, which was stopped in the middle of Ackerman Avenue, shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Michael McDermott said. Sgt. Joseph Alasio assisted them with CPR and got a pulse, McDermott said. The driver was speaking with the sergeant when he lost consciousness again, McDermott said. Backup Officer Anthony Mazzo then joined the two civilians in CPR before members o…
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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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: 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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Heroes
: 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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