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Man dies in jump from N.J. bridge; two small children he carried survive

By Ed Adamczyk

PEQUANNOCK , N.J., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A man died after jumping from a New Jersey bridge in an apparent suicide, while his two children, who he was carrying, survived, officials said.

The unidentified man's car was found Monday evening near the Interstate 287 bridge over the Wanaque River, near Pequannock, N.J. He was pronounced dead at the scene after he "intentionally jumped," police said. The children he carried, ages 1 and 3, were injured but conscious. They were hospitalized in Paterson.

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"They are expected to make a full and complete recovery,'' Pequannock Police Capt. Christopher DePuyt said.

Police had received a call from a woman who said she was arguing with her husband, who threatened to harm their children.

"It was a verbal dispute and it escalated where he made these threats against the children and the wife took it seriously and called police,'' DePuyt said. Police contacted the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and New Jersey State Police in a search for the man; he was traced using the GPS function on his cellphone.

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