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NJ Cop Airlifted In Fall From Tree Stand Suffers Broken Spine NJ Cop Airlifted In Fall From Tree Stand Suffers Broken Spine
NJ Cop Airlifted In Fall From Tree Stand Suffers Broken Spine Support is on the rise for a Morris County officer who suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a tree stand, those who know him say. Mark Ehrenburg, a police sergeant in Kinnelon, was seriously injured when he fell from a tree stand while hunting in Blairstown on Friday, Nov. 24. Ehrenburg suffered from a broken spine and broken vertebrae and underwent surgery. He faces a lengthy rehab though doctors are optimistic he will walk again, his family said. A fundraiser has been launched by Ehrenburg's sister-in-law.  As of Monday, Nov. 27, more than $32,880 has been raised. "One minute I …

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by Sam Barron
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Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding
Camelback Skier May Be Paralyzed Weeks Before NJ Wedding The skier at Camelback Resort who was badly injured in an accident on Sunday, Jan. 15 remains hospitalized and may be at risk of paralysis — just weeks before his wedding. The 25-year-old outdoorsman was "unconscious and bleeding from the head" when he was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital after losing control on a double black diamond trail at the Tannserville resort, Daily Voice has reported.  Now identified as Dmitry Kinakh, the skier has since been transferred to the intensive care unit at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia with injuries to his back and head.  "He has a fractured sku…

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by Mac Bullock
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'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident 'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident
'BRB,' Says 76ers Halftime Dunker After Freak Spinal Cord Accident Gary Lyons wasn't flipping for a crowd, jumping out of a plane or rock climbing when he crushed spine on May 25. He was just going up to catch a pass during his umpteenth routine game of basketball. The 32-year-old Philadelphia 76ers Dunk Squad performer was weeks away from graduating the fire academy and going on to become one of Camden County's bravest, like his uncle. It was a devastating blow for Lyons, whose life is a constant flow of activity and movement. But, he tells Daily Voice from Magee Rehabilitation, giving up isn't in the cards. "The past two weeks have been a lot to proc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass
Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass A 30-year-old Englewood man was undergoing a lengthy emergency surgery after jumping from a Route 4 overpass early Tuesday in a suspected suicide attempt, authorities said. Responding city police officers found him moving but severely injured on South Dean Street below the highway at 7:15 a.m., Deputy Chief Gregory Halstead said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a possibly severe spinal injury, along with heavy facial injuries and cuts, responders said. South Dean Street was temporarily closed between Van Nostrand Avenue and Rockwood Place, Halstead said.

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by Jerry DeMarco