Ida's toll continues: 2 more bodies recovered in New Jersey, over 100 oil-soaked birds found

The death toll from Hurricane Ida and its aftermath continues to rise with two bodies found in the Passaic River in New Jersey.

The death toll from Hurricane Ida and its aftermath continues to rise, as locals try to piece their lives back together and officials rescue oil-soaked birds impacted by a storm-related oil spill. Overall, 84 people have died across eight states due to Ida's wrath as a Category 4 storm that made landfall Aug. 29. In the Northeast alone, 54 have died. The death toll in New Jersey rose to 29 Friday after Passaic City Mayor Hector C. Lora said two bodies recovered from the Passaic River Wednesday and Thursday were identified as the two individuals reported missing the day the storm hit the state. They were identified as friends Nidhi Rana, 18 and Ayush Rana, 21, by the Regional Medical Examiner in the state, Lora said in a press conference Friday.