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Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say
Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say The body of a 29-year-old man was recovered from a New Jersey lake more than 24 hours after the boat he was on capsized, police said. The Old Bridge man, who was not identified by name, was recovered by search teams on Prospertown Lake in Jackson Township just before 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. Jackson police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a capsized boat on the lake around 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, the chief said. Police boats and divers were deployed Saturday afternoon in an effort to find the missing boater, Kunz said. Officials from NJ Fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Aggressive Black Bear Shuts Morris County Park Aggressive Black Bear Shuts Morris County Park
Aggressive Black Bear Shuts Morris County Park A Morris County park is temporarily closed due to an “aggressive” bear that approached visitors on at least one occasion, authorities said. The bear was sighted in a frequently traveled area at Tourne County Park in Denville and Boonton Township Tuesday, according to the Morris County Park Police Department. The bear reportedly approached visitors on a trail “aggressively,” the department said. The department is working alongside NJ Fish and Game to set up a trap near where the bear was sighted. The Tourne County Park located in Denville & Boonton Twps. and the Borough of Mountai…

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by Valerie Musson