UPDATE: The fact that Passaic police told a local newspaper that a body found floating in the Passaic River today COULD be that of a missing Wallington man amounts to nothing without official confirmation.
What is known is that the family of 61-year-old Marian Kolodziej — who spoke with authorities after this afternoon’s discovery — won’t be able to try and identify the body until tomorrow, when an autopsy will be conducted by the Bergen County Medical Examiner, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned.
At that point it also will officially be determined whether foul play was or appeared to be involved.
As of 10:30 tonight, county Prosecutor John L. Molinelli wasn’t addressing the matter.
A purely Polish speaker, Kolodziej was wearing a three-quarter-length black coat, gray slacks and a dark dress shirt when his image was caught on security cameras at the Sports Bar Inn on the corner of 8th and South streets in Passaic at 1 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.
He had no phone or identification with him and has no known health issues, they said.
