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1 verified story from Totowa, New Jersey, published November 11, 2026. It is filed under Heroes. It is checked and linked to the original report.

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Totowa officers and neighbors pulled a boy from the Passaic River

Jacob, 6, had climbed out a window in Totowa on Thursday night. Police, firefighters, and neighbors searched until they found him holding a tree at the river. A human chain brought him up the bank.

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