Body Of Missing Marine Found In South Jersey Lake

CLEMENTON, NJ. (CBS/AP) -- The body of a missing U.S. Marine veteran has been found in Camden County, New Jersey, police said Saturday.

Authorities say the body of 29-year-old Lance James was discovered Friday afternoon at Bottom Lake In Clementon.

James was last seen on December 2 after he was escorted out of a Clementon bar after getting into a fight with another patron. Authorities believe he was attempting to walk to his nearby home when he disappeared. His coworkers told investigators he never showed up for work or called out sick the next day.

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Search and rescue teams had been scouring the area in the days and weeks since his disappearance.

Officials say the cause of death was undetermined but preliminary findings reveal no signs of trauma.

Authorities are working to determine how his body ended up in the lake.

Family members have said James suffered from post-traumatic stress from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. He had enlisted in 2007 and left the military in 2012.

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