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1 Dead After Off-Road Vehicle Overturns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Crystal Lake Popularized On TikTok 1 Dead After Off-Road Vehicle Overturns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Crystal Lake Popularized On TikTok
1 Dead After Off-Road Vehicle Overturns In NJ 'Hidden Gem' Crystal Lake Popularized On TikTok One person died after an off-roading vehicle with four occupants overturned this weekend into a Jersey Shore lake that became popular on TikTok. Earlier this year, one person drowned at the same, privately-owned former mining property in Ocean County. The incident occurred Saturday evening, when the utility terrain vehicle overturned and became submerged in 25 feet of water -- James Grover, 62, still attached by his seatbelt, NJ.com reports. Grover was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities believe he drowned, the article says. Two other occupants and the driver were able to escape…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off-Roading Hawthorne Teen's SUV Pulled From Ramapo River During Storm Off-Roading Hawthorne Teen's SUV Pulled From Ramapo River During Storm
Off-Roading Hawthorne Teen's SUV Pulled From Ramapo River During Storm HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- An off-roading Hawthorne driver and his passenger got out safely after surging waters pulled their Jeep into the Ramapo River in Suffern during Friday's storm. The Hawthorne, N.J. teen said he and a friend were driving off-road near the Hillburn border when the vehicle entered the river around 11 p.m., Suffern police said. Police found the vehicle in heavy rapids and several feet of water, they said. It was towed out of the river, "which you can imagine was no easy task with last nights weather conditions," Suffern police said. New York Environmental Police is…

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by Jerry DeMarco