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Bergen County Hero Dies Saving Friends in Poconos Kayak Accident

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Norwood NJ, a Bergen County man tragically drowned on May 25 while heroically attempting to save two friends whose kayak had overturned in a small lake in the Pocono Mountains.

According to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police, Bibin Michael, 40, of Norwood, NJ, entered the water without a life jacket after seeing two people fall out of their kayak. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. behind homes near Sir Bradford Road in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania.

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