Body of missing girl found in New Jersey river after 2-day search, officials say
The body of a missing girl has been found in the Passaic River in New Jersey after a two-day search, officials said.
Updated on: July 31, 2026 / 11:39 PM EDT / CBS New York
Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said the 10-year-old girl's body was found in the water south of the Market Street Bridge just before 7 p.m. ET Friday.
Crews have been searching the river since Wednesday evening, when police say three children were swept into the water while they were playing near a boat ramp at Pulaski Park in Passaic.
One child, an 11-year-old girl, was able to get out of the river on her own, but the other two children, a 10-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, went missing in the water.
Search teams found the boy's body in the river late Wednesday night, but they were unable to find the missing girl.