“The witnesses said they saw her go under and not resurface,” said Delran Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin Peak

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A woman is missing after she saved a girl from a river in Delran, N.J., and never resurfaced on Monday, Aug. 24

Bystanders were able to pull the child to safety, but her rescuer disappeared in the fast-moving water

The search continued at dawn the next day

The search for a missing woman has entered its second day after she jumped into a New Jersey river to save a girl from drowning, only to be swept away herself.

On Monday, Aug. 24, just before 4:00 p.m. local time, police officers were dispatched to Amico Island Park…

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