Authorities are trying to determine what killed a person whose body has been removed from the Passaic River in Paterson.

Passaic River Bridge
Passaic River Bridge (Flickr User Steven Reynolds)
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Officials tell The Record that the body was found around 1 p.m. Friday and that a medical examiner has been called to conduct an autopsy.

Other details have not been released, including the sex of the deceased.

 

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