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.