10-year-old boy's body pulled from New Jersey river as rescuers search for his sister

A 10-year-old boy's body was recovered from the Passaic River as search and rescue teams race to find his missing sister amid high storm waters.

One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen river while playing in a park in Passaic, New Jersey, on Wednesday, authorities said.

It wasn't immediately clear how they ended up in the river, which was higher than usual because of heavy rainfall in the region

One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen New Jersey river

A 10-year-old saved his sister as they struggled in a New Jersey river before he died, mayor says  Toronto Star

A 10-year-old saved his sister as they struggled in a New Jersey river before he died, mayor says  AP News

A 10-year-old boy died in New Jersey’s Passaic River while trying to save his sister – as divers continue to search for another child who remains missing in the water. The boy, his sister, 11, and their female pal, 10, went into the water near Pulaski Park just after 6:20 p.m. Wednesday – but he...

While police are “keeping an open mind about everything" they did not “hold out great hope” for the baby. “The child is less than one year old,” one officer told the press