Union Man Drowns In Ida Flood Waters After Car Gets Stuck

UNION, NJ — A man's body was found floating in Union Township on Wednesday night as Hurricane Ida hit the area.

At about 11:57 p.m. on Wednesday, a 911 call reported a body floating in the 5 Points area. Police later found the man's body on Chestnut Street near Overlook Hospital’s Union Campus, said Union Township Police.

The citizen who called 911 and workers from the hospital pulled the man out of the water, into the hospital, and began to give him CPR, said police.

Union Firefighters and Paramedics responded as well, but were unable to save the man, said police.

Detective Sergeant Anthony Lagoa and Detective Chris Lensi found that the man's car had been stuck in the roadway in the deep water.

It appears he got out of his car when his car got stuck and was unable to walk through the 3 to 4 feet of water and drowned in the water, but the exact cause of death is unknown, said police.

The Union County Medical Examiner was notified and will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of death.

Detectives have tentatively identified the dead man as an 83-year-old resident and are in the process of making notifications to his family.

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