Crime & Safety

Missing Swimmer Found in Lake

Police found the body of a man reported missing yesterday in Dallenbach Lake.

The body of a 21-year-old Somerset man found this morning by search crews.

The East Brunswick Police Department and Brookview Fire District No. 3 Marine Unit responded to the lake, behind Crystal Springs on Dunhams Corner Road, at 6:20 p.m. Satuday, July 2, after two of the man's cousins reported that they saw the victim go under water and not come up, Police said.

The rescue crews were followed by the Somerset Fire and Rescue and the N.J. State Police Teams Unit and Aviation Unit.  Lifeguards from Crystal Springs were alerted shortly after the man went missing in an attempt to find the swimmer, but were unsuccessful.

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Rescue workers stopped searching at 10:30 p.m. Saturday and resumed their search this morning.


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