The 60-something man left his home around 5 a.m. following a family dispute, authorities said.
New Jersey State Police found his abandoned car on the highway before noon and alerted local authorities.
Ridgefield Park responders pulled the man's body from Mill Creek in the area of 295 Bergen Turnpike, and he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Rescuers from Teaneck, Ridgefield and Leonia also converged on the area along with New Jersey State Police and an Advanced Life Support unit.
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