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NJ woman survives harrowing ride through Passaic’s drainage system during flood

by Nicholas Katzban

Nathalia Bruno, 24, of Newark had a harrowing journey along an underground brook in Passaic during Monday's heavy storm.

A Newark woman went for a mile-long ride under the city of Passaic during Monday’s flash flood. She survived the ordeal after being “shot out” into the Passaic River, a result authorities referred to as “miraculous.”

Nathalia Bruno, 24  and a driver for DoorDash, was in Passaic on Monday afternoon when she attempted to drive through deep water near High Street and Benson Avenue, said Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost. 

A powerful storm ripped through New Jersey on Monday afternoon, leaving thousands of homes without power and cars trapped across the northern part of the state.

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