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Off-Duty Trenton Firefighter Tries Saving Delaware River Drowning Victim, Reports Say Off-Duty Trenton Firefighter Tries Saving Delaware River Drowning Victim, Reports Say
Off-Duty Trenton Firefighter Tries Saving Delaware River Drowning Victim, Reports Say Despite a rescue attempt by an off-duty Trenton firefighter, a man drowned in the Delaware River, authorities said. The victim's name had not been released pending notification of family members.  9-1-1 calls reporting "a body in the water" near Thunder Road came in about 2 p.m. Lt. Peter Szpakowski, a Trenton police spokesman, told MidJersey.News that off-duty city firefighter Akyse Watkins dragged the man's body to the shore.  Watkins tried to revive the victim as other first responders from Mercer County arrived, according to media reports. Police, firefighters and EMS crews…

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by Jon Craig