6-year-old with autism pulled to safety after clinging to tree in Passaic River
Police say the boy was found around 10 p.m. Thursday holding onto the tree, which was about halfway underwater.
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A 6-year-old boy with autism was pulled to safety after he was found clinging to a partially submerged tree in the Passaic River in Totowa.
Police say the boy was found around 10 p.m. Thursday holding onto the tree, which was about halfway underwater.
Police officers and firefighters rescued the boy and passed him up the embankment to safety.
He was reunited with his parents and taken to the hospital for evaluation.
RIVER RESCUE
A 6-year-old boy with autism was rescued after police found him clinging to a partially submerged tree in the Passaic River.
