Body of missing swimmer recovered from lake in Berlin, New Jersey, emergency officials say
The body of a swimmer who went missing in the Penbryn Lake Wildlife Management Area has been recovered, officials say.
A release posted by the Winslow Township Police Department states that emergency crews were called to the lake around 3 p.m. on Thursday for a 27-year-old male who went underwater and never resurfaced. Search and rescue efforts were immediately initiated.
Crews from Downe Township Fire/Rescue and Dive Team, Bellmawr Search and Rescue, Berlin Township Fire Department, Winslow Township Fire Dept., Camden County O.E.M., Gloucester County O.E.M. and the Cherry Hill Fire Department all responded to assist.
They searched for about an hour until the man was located just after 4 p.m., not far from the area where he was last seen swimming.
The name of the victim is being withheld out of respect for his family.