Bodies recovered from Passaic River identified as 2 friends who disappeared during Ida

Passaic officials say the two bodies recovered from the Passaic River two days ago are that of two students who disappeared during Ida last Wednesday.

News 12 Staff

Sep 10, 2021, 9:09 PM

Updated 981 days ago

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Passaic officials say the two bodies recovered from the Passaic River two days ago are that of two students who disappeared during Ida last Wednesday.
Nidhi Rana and Ayush Rana were together when the storm hit, and their car was overtaken by floodwaters.
Authorities believe they were swept into the Passaic River by flash flooding.
Rescuers searched in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties.

Nidhi Rana was a student at Seton Hall.


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