Authorities say two 10-year-old children enter a rain-swollen section of the Passaic River in New Jersey and get into difficulty, prompting an emergency response. According to a statement attributed to the mayor in multiple reports, one child dies after being swept away, while the other remains missing. The mayor also says the boy may have tried to help his sister before he was taken by the current, though the reports describe this as a possibility rather than a confirmed outcome of events.
The articles describe the incident as occurring in the Passaic River during conditions made more dangerous by recent rainfall. Search and rescue efforts are reported as underway for the missing child. While details of how the children ended up in the water and the exact circumstances of the final moments are not fully specified across the sources, the shared account centers on the same key facts: both children are 10 years old, the river is affected by heavy rain, one child dies, and the mayor believes the boy may have acted to save his sister before he was swept away.
