Man swimming across Pennsylvania river drowns near family picnic area

A 30-year-old New Jersey man drowns near a family picnic area Pennsylvania Officials said while swimming in the Delaware River on Tuesday.

The Emergency Communications Center in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area received a report that drowned in the Delaware River near the Keitatini Point picnic area, left, right, around 4:10 p.m. National Park Service (NP) said.

NPS Rangers and Diving Team members, as well as New Jersey State Police and Water Rescue Team from Portland, Pennsylvania, Volunteer Fire Department responded and quickly recovered the body of a 30-year-old man from the river.

“The man was swimming with his family near the picnic area when he tried to swim and walk down the river,” NPS said.

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In this undated photo, on a part of the cloudy day in early summer, the Delaware water gap from Kittatinny Point. (NPS Photo/J.Grier, file)

Officials said the man’s body was pulled deep from an area of ​​the river about 17 feet deep.

The NPS did not immediately release the person’s identity, although park officials say he is from Parsippany, a small town in the north. New Jersey.

In this undated photo, the water gap in Delaware is considered as a low cloud cover, with the storm rolling. (NPS Photo/J.Grier, file)

It is not clear how the water will be in the drowning situation.

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In this National Park Service file photo, kayaks and canoes launch a sand boat on the coast of the river near the water gap in Delaware. (NP)

this Delaware Water Cymbian National Entertainment Zone According to the NPS website, it is famous for its 40 miles of free-flowing river east of the Mississippi River.

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The park is available year-round Hikingpaddle, fish and hunt.

The Park Service reminds the public to wear life jackets when swimming, floating, fishing or boating on the Delaware River.