Deaths of mother and 11-year-old son found in N.J. river ruled accidental
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
A woman and a 11 year-old boy s bodies were found dead in the Rockaway River at Grace Lord Park Tuesday evening. Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Boonton, N.J. USA (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media) Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media
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The deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old son who were found in a river in Boonton’s Grace Lord Park last week were ruled accidental by the Morris County Medical Examiner, authorities announced Tuesday afternoon.
Last week, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office identified Warda Syed, 35, and her son Uzair Ahmed, 11, as the woman and child pulled from the Rockaway River on the night of Feb. 23. A second child, a 6-year-old boy, found standing at the bank of the river was also confirmed as Syed’s son.
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Police ID teacher, 11-year-old son found dead in N.J. river after younger son called for her
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
A woman and a 11 year-old boy s bodies were found dead in the Rockaway River at Grace Lord Park Tuesday evening. Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Boonton, N.J. USA (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media) Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media
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On Wednesday afternoon, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office identified Warda Syed, 35, and her son Uzair Ahmed, 11, both of Boonton, as the woman and child pulled from the Rockaway River in Grace Lord Park late Tuesday night.
A second child, a 6-year-old boy, found at the scene was also confirmed as Syed’s son, the office said. The child’s name was not going to be released, the office said.
Woman, 11-year-old boy found dead in N.J. river, authorities say
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 23, 2021
Police and emergency services gather near Grace Lord Park after two bodies were pulled from the water in Boonton on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Aris Economopoulos / NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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A woman and an 11-year-old boy were found dead Tuesday evening in the river in a Boonton park, authorities said.
At 5:39 p.m., a passerby called 911 and told police a 6-year-old child was shouting for his mother in the upper pond section of Grace Lord Park, Acting Prosecutor Robert Carroll said at a joint press conference with Morris County Sheriff James Gannon and Boonton Police Chief Stephen Jones at the park Tuesday.
After passerby hears 6-year-old yelling for mom, police find woman, another child dead in N.J. river
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Police and emergency services gather near Grace Lord Park after two bodies were pulled from the water in Boonton on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Aris Economopoulos / NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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A woman and an 11-year-old boy were found dead Tuesday evening in the river in a Boonton, N.J., park, authorities said.
At 5:39 p.m., a passerby called 911 and told police a 6-year-old child was shouting for his mother in the upper pond section of Grace Lord Park, Acting Prosecutor Robert Carroll said at a joint press conference with Morris County Sheriff James Gannon and Boonton Police Chief Stephen Jones at the park Tuesday.