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Stuck In The Mud: Rescuers Retrieve Three Stranded In Hackensack River Stuck In The Mud: Rescuers Retrieve Three Stranded In Hackensack River
Stuck In The Mud: Rescuers Retrieve Three Stranded In Hackensack River Rescuers had to retrieve a trio of boaters who got stuck in the low-tide mud in the Hackensack River. The three got stuck near dusk Tuesday just off River Road in Teaneck. Teaneck firefighters brought them to shore. Also responding were firefighters from Hackensack and River Edge, with Bogota firefighters providing coverage in Teaneck.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Man Who Fell From Bridge Into Elizabeth River (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Firefighters Rescue Man Who Fell From Bridge Into Elizabeth River (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Firefighters Rescue Man Who Fell From Bridge Into Elizabeth River (Photos, Video) Firefighters rescued a man from the Elizabeth River was rescued by firefighters Sunday night. The man had either jumped or fallen into the area of the river at Broad Street and Rahway Avenue near the fire station around 5:30 p.m. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident said the man had been removed and turned over to EMS. Video footage from the scene shows firefighters using a latter to pull the victim out. At the sceneElizabeth NJ Fire Officers IAFF Local 2040 At the scenej5jackson878

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hiking Trio Rescued From Palisades Near NJ/NY Border Hiking Trio Rescued From Palisades Near NJ/NY Border
Hiking Trio Rescued From Palisades Near NJ/NY Border A rappel team from above the Palisades teamed up with a marine officer below to rescue three out-of-state hikers who'd become trapped on a cliff above the Hudson River. The women left the marked trail Monday afternoon and were caught on steep, boulder-filled terrain in the Alpine section of Palisades Interstate Park near what's known as the Giant Stairs, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. The hikers -- one from San Gabriel, CA, another from Warminster, PA, both 24, and a 25-year-old from Quincy, MA -- gave PIP police their coordinates, which helped rescuers locate them, Watkins said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
State Trooper Lowers Partner On Rope To Rescue Hiker, Dog Trapped On Sussex County Cliff State Trooper Lowers Partner On Rope To Rescue Hiker, Dog Trapped On Sussex County Cliff
State Trooper Lowers Partner On Rope To Rescue Hiker, Dog Trapped On Sussex County Cliff A New Jersey State Trooper was lowered by rope to rescue a hiker and his dog after they became lost on a trail in a wooded Sussex County area. Troopers from the Sussex Station were sent to the area off of Yellow Frame Road in Fredon after the victim called 9-1-1 reporting he was stuck on a steep incline at the bottom of a cliff on Monday around 7:45 p.m., State Police said. When Trooper Sean Sullivan and Trooper Russell Cahn arrived, it was dark and raining as they attempted to locate the trail, which was not clearly marked.  Once they located the entrance, the troopers marked th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEROES: Second Would-Be Jumper In 3 Days Rescued From GWB HEROES: Second Would-Be Jumper In 3 Days Rescued From GWB
Heroes: Second Would-Be Jumper In 3 Days Rescued From GWB For the second time in three days, a despondent 24-year-old man -- this one from Jersey City -- perched himself on a ledge at the George Washington Bridge and threatened to jump. Port Authority Tunnel and Bridge Agent Gerry Smithson was driving eastbound on the upper level just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday when a passing motorist flagged him down, said Steve Coleman, the authority's deputy media director. Smithson notified the GWB desk and authority police, then stopped traffic in two bridge lanes and found the man on a narrow ledge over the railing on the bridge's south sidewalk, Coleman said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Responders Rescue Seriously Injured Worker In Fair Lawn Construction Fall Responders Rescue Seriously Injured Worker In Fair Lawn Construction Fall
Responders Rescue Seriously Injured Worker In Fair Lawn Construction Fall Fair Lawn responders rescued a worker who fell from a scaffold onto concrete footing at a construction site early Friday. Borough firefighters and Fair Lawn Rescue Squad members who brought a ladder and a Stokes basket got the 51-year-old worker safely out of the trench at the River Road site behind the CVS shortly before 8 a.m., police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. He’d fallen 10 or so feet at the site, where a senior complex is being built, Metzler said. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with several injuries – none of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
First Responders Rescue Dog From The Water In Bayonne First Responders Rescue Dog From The Water In Bayonne
First Responders Rescue Dog From The Water In Bayonne Police and firefighters Saturday responded when a runaway dog found herself in the strong currents of the Kill Van Kull between Bayonne and Staten Island. The dog’s owner was taking “Cher” for a walk around 3 p.m. at Dennis Collins Park on the banks of the waterway when she got loose. Bayonne police officers were attempting to retrieve her when she jumped into the Kill Van Kull, a strait between Bayonne and Staten Island that runs under the Bayonne Bridge. The Bayonne Fire Department responded with land units as well as Marine One. Port Authority police officers also joined in the rescue e…

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by Paul Milo
News
Man Rescued From Collapsed Trench In Pequannock Man Rescued From Collapsed Trench In Pequannock
Man Rescued From Collapsed Trench In Pequannock First-responders from throughout the region took part in an intricate rescue Monday to save the life of a man entrapped when a trench collapsed at a Pequannock work site.  The incident began around 9 a.m. on Lincoln Road near the Knights of Columbus Hall, where the person was buried up to the waist, said Jerry Speziale, the police director for the city of Paterson.  Paterson first-responders belong to the Metro Search and Rescue Team,  a multi-agency unit that handles technical rescues.  Paterson firefighters helped secure the trench by shoring up its sides as other age…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls 'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls
'Not My Proudest Moment,' Says Man Rescued After 20-Foot Plunge At Paterson Great Falls A 29-year-old man who had to be rescued after falling more than 20 feet at the Paterson Great Falls considers himself lucky to walk away with bumps and bruises. Police briefly detained the man before quickly releasing him Wednesday evening after determining what had happened. An ambulance took him to the hospital, where he was treated before being released. The Maywood man said he and a friend had visited the nearby Paterson Museum before heading over to the falls. "I got curious -- I was an idiot," he said Thursday. "There'a little walkway that brings you down," he added. "I crossed ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco