Authorities say a North Jersey man jumped to his death from a cliff overlooking the Hudson River with his dog in his arms.
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded to a report of a car on fire on Henry Hudson Drive between Englewood Cliffs and Edgewater on Monday afternoon.
Police say they determined that the car's owner, 34-year-old Cross Yoler of Garfield, had jumped from the northern ledge of Fort Lee Historic Park with his Yorkshire terrier with him.
Police found Yoler's personal belongings on the side of the cliff.
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