Body pulled from Hackensack River ID'd as missing Bogota woman

A woman pulled from the Hackensack River over the weekend was identified Tuesday as a missing Bogota woman, police confirmed.

Sylvia A. Lubak, 26, had been missing since Dec. 16, said Bogota Detective Victor Negron.

The cause of death remained under investigation and Negron could not provide further details. A Hackensack police official could not be reached Tuesday evening.

Lubak was born in Poland and came to the United States in 2000 when she was 8, according to her obituary. She graduated from Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford in 2010 before attending New York University.

She enjoyed painting in her free time, her obituary stated.

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Visitation for Lubak will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service in Wallington, with a funeral Mass on Thursday at The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Wallington.

Authorities responded to the Hackensack River Sunday morning. Emergency personnel in pontoon boats could be seen sweeping the river, and police from several agencies assembled behind the parking deck at The Shops at Riverside mall.

Among the agencies on the scene were the Hackensack Police and Fire departments, the Oradell Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office.

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