Body found in creek by Paramus Home Depot

PARAMUS — The body of a middle-aged man was found Wednesday in a brook that runs between the Home Depot store on Route 17 and a Tesla dealership, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.

Ehrenberg said a Tesla employee observed the body in the water and called 911. When police got to the scene, it was determined that the man could not be revived. Police said they are investigating the case as a possible suicide.

Paramus police, Ridgewood police and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office were at the scene as of Wednesday afternoon. It is protocol to call the county when a death could be considered suspicious.

The north side of the Home Depot parking lot, near the garden center, was cordoned off on Wednesday, and the creek was also cordoned off from the Tesla parking lot. Home Depot is at 520 Route 17 north, between Midland Avenue and A&S Drive.

At 5 p.m., authorities removed the body from the creek and into a vehicle on the Tesla lot. Officials took down the crime scene tape immediately after the body was removed, and police cars began to leave the scene.

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