WOODLAND PARK – A body discovered in the Passaic River last week has been identified as that of missing borough resident Robert Dudzik, Woodland Park Police Chief Anthony Galietti said.
Galietti said his office was contacted Saturday morning by the state Medical Examiner’s Office, which confirmed Dudzik’s identity. His family has been notified, he said.
“We’re sad to report that it was our missing person…Our department’s sympathy goes out to the family,” Galietti said.
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Dudzik’s death is not considered suspicious at this time, Galietti said. The state has not yet released the cause of death, because it is still awaiting test results, Galietti said.
Police became alerted to Dudzik’s disappearance when they received a telephone call from a concerned relative on Aug. 21. A suicide note was found in the 63-year-old’s Highview Drive home and his white Honda sedan was found at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa, a cemetery on the banks of the Passaic River. The discovery triggered a search that lasted several days.
On Aug. 24, a body was discovered in the Passaic River near the Great Falls. It was subsequently turned over to the state Medical Examiner’s Office for identification.
