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Responders: Diagnosed Terminal, Woman Drowns Herself In Passaic River
A Belleville woman who'd just learned that her cancer was terminal drowned herself Tuesday in the Passaic River, authorities said.
The 40-something woman said goodbye to her husband before going to a gazebo on River Road in North Arlington, responders said.
She left her wallet, cellphone and car keys there, then walked into the water.
North Arlington firefighters recovered her body, following a search, about 200 feet south of the gazebo, across from Fanelli Brothers Auto Body.
North Arlington police also responded, along with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the Bergen County Medica…
Covid-19: North Jersey ER Doc Who Survived Cancer Twice Dies In Husband's Arms
An East Orange General Hospital emergency room doctor who twice survived cancer died Tuesday -- a week after developing symptoms of coronavirus.
Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, woke up with chest pain and other symptoms March 24, his husband, Arnold Vargas said.
On March 31, Gabrin woke up saying he couldn't breathe, and died later that day.
Gabrin, who stayed home from work last Thursday, was not tested for coronavirus but he and his husband both were certain he contracted the virus since he'd been treating patients with similar symptoms, several news outlets say.
The doctor, who was featured …
