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Missing Fort Lee Man’s Body Found in the Hudson River

Edgewater New Jersey

A Fort Lee man who was reported missing Sunday, washed up today on the bank of the Hudson River in Edgewater.

Eugene Jaspan, 49, was reported Sunday afternoon by his wife.

After a search of local hospitals and notifying neighboring law enforcement agencies, Jaspan was not found. However, with traffic cameras in the area police were able to put together a chronological map of Jaspan’s whereabouts after he left his North Avenue home Sunday morning.

According to police, he was last seen on the southbound walkway of the George Washington Bridge.

An autopsy is being conducted by the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office.

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