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Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters
Man Pinned Beneath Huge Rock In Northeast Bergen Brook Rescued By Firefighters Firefighters rescued a man trapped under a large rock in a stream in Demarest. The 49-year-old victim was walking along the Cresskill Brook behind Academy Lane just south of the Alpine Country Club when a 200-pound rock gave way Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, Demarest Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said. The boulder pinned the man, whose head and chest were above the water, the chief said. Joining Demarest firefighters were their colleagues from Haworth and Closter, as well as Hackensack members of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and both Demarest and Alpine police, Dimitriadis …
Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest
Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest A contractor who was struck by lightning in northern Bergen County during Friday's sudden thunderstorm got a ride to the hospital from a co-worker, authorities said. The 27-year-old victim was alert and conscious but complained of difficulty breathing after being struck while working at a home on Knickerbocker Road, between Hardenburgh and Madison avenues shortly before 3 p.m. June 16, Demarest Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said. He also had a "burning feeling: in his extremities, an emergency medical worker said. Responding officers learned that the victim had already been taken from t…
Bicyclist From Englewood Hospitalized In 9W Crash, Driver From Westchester, 79, Cited Bicyclist From Englewood Hospitalized In 9W Crash, Driver From Westchester, 79, Cited
Bicyclist From Englewood Hospitalized In 9W Crash, Driver From Westchester, 79, Cited A 79-year-old driver from Westchester County was ticketed after she struck and injured a 42-year-old bicyclist from Englewood on Route 9W, authorities said. The bicyclist was hit by the Toyota Corolla at Palisades Interstate Parkway Exit 4 shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, Alpine Acting Police Chief Matthew S. Kent said. Members of the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with face and back pain, the chief said. The Ardsley, NY, driver was unharmed. She received a summons for failing to stop, Kent said. Demarest police assisted …