Hearts Break Over Missing Wildwood Swimmer: PA's Alfred Williams Believed Drowned Hearts Break Over Missing Wildwood Swimmer: PA's Alfred Williams Believed Drowned
Hearts Break Over Missing Wildwood Swimmer: PA's Alfred Williams Believed Drowned Hearts shattered when the news broke that a missing swimmer off the Wildwood coast from Pennsylvania was believed to have drowned late last month. Three swimmers were rescued or found their way out of the waters while Alfred Williams, 19, of Drexel Hill, remained missing Tuesday, May 31, Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto and Wildwood Fire Chief Ernie Troiano III said. As of Friday, June 3, Williams' body still had not been recovered, and police believe he drowned.  His mom, Kendra Williams, identified him as a veteran on Facebook, where she asked authorities when the search would be …
UPDATE: Body Of 15-Year-Old Drowning Victim Recovered In Passaic County Reservoir UPDATE: Body Of 15-Year-Old Drowning Victim Recovered In Passaic County Reservoir
Update: Body Of 15-Year-Old Drowning Victim Recovered In Passaic County Reservoir UPDATE: The body of a 15-year-old boy from Paterson who drowned in a Passaic County reservoir while swimming with friends was recovered Sunday morning, authorities said. "We've notified the family," Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark said after members of the Passaic County sheriff's Search & Recovery SCUBA Team found the body shortly before 10:30 a.m. It was in the area of the Great Notch Reservoir off Old Rifle Camp Road on Garrett Mountain in Woodland Park where his friends had seen him go under -- about 15 to 20 feet from shore -- around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, the mayor said. Tempera…
UPDATE: Body Of 15-Year-Old Drowning Victim In Passaic County Reservoir Recovered UPDATE: Body Of 15-Year-Old Drowning Victim In Passaic County Reservoir Recovered
Update: Body Of 15-Year-Old Drowning Victim In Passaic County Reservoir Recovered UPDATE: The body of a 15-year-old boy from Paterson who drowned in a Passaic County reservoir while swimming with friends was recovered Sunday morning, authorities said. "We've notified the family," Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark said after members of the Passaic County sheriff's Search & Recovery SCUBA Team found the body shortly before 10:30 a.m. It was in the area of the Great Notch Reservoir off Old Rifle Camp Road on Garrett Mountain in Woodland Park where his friends had seen him go under -- about 15 to 20 feet from shore -- around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, the mayor said. Tem…
DRAMATIC RESCUE: Hero Police Officer Saves Troubled Girl, 14, Who Jumped Into Hackensack River DRAMATIC RESCUE: Hero Police Officer Saves Troubled Girl, 14, Who Jumped Into Hackensack River
Dramatic Rescue: Hero Police Officer Saves Troubled Girl, 14, Who Jumped Into Hackensack River A rookie River Edge police officer dove into the Hackensack River to rescue a troubled teen who quickly began drowning after she jumped in. Officer Maclane Doran and the 14-year-old girl both went under at least once as the current took her under a footbridge late Wednesday, April 27, River Edge Police Chief Michael J. Walker said. "Then the girl began to go limp -- probably the onset of hypothermia," the chief said. "The river temp was about 50 degrees." Doran brought the girl to the shoreline. Sgt. Marc Abate and Officer Edward Blue helped get her out before she was taken to Hackensack U…
RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior RESPECTS: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior
Respects: Visiting Hours Today (Sunday), Funeral Monday For New Milford High School Senior UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. Both the April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septembe…
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student
GoFundMe Established For Family Of Drowned New Milford HS Student UPDATE: Visiting hours are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Sunday followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service on Monday for an 18-year-old New Milford High School senior who drowned trying to help a group of local kids. The April 25 service and visitation for Clinten Ajit the day before are both at St. Peter's Mar Thoma Church, 56 Ridgewood Road in Washington Township: (201) 837-2200. The service will be followed by interment in Westwood Cemetery, 23 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood: (201) 664-7161. Ajit was born in Niranam, Kerala, India on Jan. 22, 2004. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in Septemb…
UPDATE: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players UPDATE: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players
Update: New Milford High School Student Drowned Trying To Retrieve Ball For Soccer Players UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, the ball floa…
UPDATE: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond
Update: Body Of Drowned New Milford High School Student Pulled From Pond UPDATE: The body of a New Milford High School senior was removed from a borough pond hours after what witnesses said was a tragic accident. Clinten Ajit, 18, was apparently doing a good deed when he went into the Hard Castle Pond behind the Dorchester Manor Apartments near the borough athletic fields around 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 22. "Some kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball in the water and [he] said he would get it for them," a responder said after police spoke with witnesses. "He didn't know how to swim and never came back up." Responding officers found Ajit's shoes on the bank, th…
Man, 92, Presumed Drowned After Leaving Walker, Wallet, Keys, Clothes On Hudson River Pier Man, 92, Presumed Drowned After Leaving Walker, Wallet, Keys, Clothes On Hudson River Pier
Man, 92, Presumed Drowned After Leaving Walker, Wallet, Keys, Clothes On Hudson River Pier A 92-year-old Edgewater man was presumed drowned after a ferry captain found his walker, wallet and other belongings on a Hudson River pier just south of the George Washington Bridge. The New York Waterway captain summoned borough police after finding the resident’s items, which also included a jacket, gloves, a hat and keys, on the pier at the Edgewater Marina on River Road shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, Chief Donald Martin said. The man entered the marina around 3 a.m. and “made his way towards the ferry terminal that is located to the rear of the marina,” Martin said Wedne…
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie'
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says A New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters was vacationing with his boyfriend, his family tells Daily Voice. Middletown's Matthew Preziose, 25, was standing in the waters of Lumaha'i Beach and moments later was swept out to sea on Saturday, March 5, his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski told Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Slawinski claims he leaped into the water to save his love, who was caught in a riptide and nearly 150 feet from the shoreline. The search for his body was suspended the af…
NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad
NJ Woman Found Dead In Lake Alongside Her Baby Was Mourning Loss Of Her Dad The woman who died alongside her 9-month-old son after their car was found in a Central Jersey pond had been mourning the loss of her own father, according to her posts on social media. The bodies of Tamequa Robinson, 30, of Edison, and her baby boy were pulled from their car in Piscataway's New Market Pond around 5:35 Tuesday morning, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The boy was identified as Noah by family on social media. A passerby reportedly called police after spotting a vehicle floating in the pond at Stelton Road and Lakeview Avenue. The mom and her baby w…