Police: Body Of Missing 12-Year-Old Boy Recovered From Sylvan Lake In Burlington County
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BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) -- The body of a 12-year-old boy has been recovered from a Burlington County lake after police say he fell in the water while fishing off a pier with friends.
A sorrow-filled update from here in Burlington Twp. The body of the missing 12 year old has just now been located in the water. - @CBSPhilly
— Alexandria Hoff (@AlexandriaHoff) May 10, 2018
It happened just before 5 p.m. on Thursday in the Sylvan Lake.
UPDATE: Police say that multiple juveniles were fishing off the pier of Sylvan Lake. Two fell in. Only one resurfaced. Right now state police divers are combing the waters. The murky quality is making it difficult. - @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/ZIMsaPFkq6
— Alexandria Hoff (@AlexandriaHoff) May 10, 2018
Police tell CBS3's Alex Hoff that multiple kids were fishing off a pier on the lake when two people fell in. Police say only one child resurfaced from the water.
Marine units searched for hours to locate the boy whose body was later recovered just before 8 p.m.
Police have not yet released the identity of the child.