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- Mayor Hector Lora said two 10-year-old children died after being swept into the Passaic River Wednesday night.
- Their 11-year-old sister survived while divers recovered the boy’s body Wednesday night.
- A passerby’s tip led to the girl’s body being found near the Market Street Bridge.
- Crews deployed boats, helicopters, divers, drones, sonar and cadaver dogs, extending the search to Newark Bay.
- A downstream bridge memorial has grown with flowers and notes.
