Authorities: Bergen Man Dies By Suicide In Lawnmower

A troubled Bergen County man apparently died by suicide using a running lawn mower, authorities said.

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Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving (FILE PHOTO)*

11/15/2021 6:42 p.m.

Responders didn't initially know the circumstances after a relative found the 33-year-old Fair Lawn man's body in his backyard Monday afternoon.

Then they discovered that he'd left a note before sticking his head inside the machine.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified, the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence and the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office collected the body. The various agencies will work with Fair Lawn police to reach an official determination on how the man died.

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Or text CONNECT to 741-741.You are not alone.

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