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Woman Killed in Gloucester County Fire: Police Woman Killed in Gloucester County Fire: Police
Woman Killed in Gloucester County Fire: Police A 73-year-old woman was killed in a fire in Gloucester County on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 20, authorities said. At 8:05 a.m., officers and area fire departments responded to 530 Marion St. and saw the residence engulfed by heavy smoke and fire, Elk Township police said.  After extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered the woman deceased inside the residence, police said. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification, police said. An 85-year-old man, who had made it out of the house prior to police arrival, was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatenin…

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by Sam Barron
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Police ID Lake Garrison Drowning Victim As Guatemala Native, 19 Police ID Lake Garrison Drowning Victim As Guatemala Native, 19
Police ID Lake Garrison Drowning Victim As Guatemala Native, 19 Police have identified the 19-year-old swimmer who drowned in a New Jersey lake over the weekend. Daniel Miranda, of San Marcos, Guatemala, was taken to Inspira Hospital in Mullica Hill, where he was pronounced dead, Elk Township police said. Elk Township officers were called to Lake Garrison in Gloucester County for a missing person last seen in the water around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, July 20, Elk Township Police Chief Lance Hitzelberger said. Twenty-two minutes after police arrived, the swimmer was recovered lifeless from the water, according to the chief.  Miranda's death was ruled a…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine