By ROBERT LINNEHAN | The Cherry Hill Sun
A recent drowning victim on June 3 was designated as a suicide, according to representatives from Camden County.
An unidentified man drowned in the Cooper River on June 3 and his family contacted authorities that night after they reportedly lost site of the swimmer in the river. Several marine units from nearby municipalities launched a search effort and eventually found the body about 30 minutes after the family contacted authorities.
Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Pennsauken and Westmont had units on the scene.
Cherry Hill Chief of Staff Dan Keashen said the fire department and its marine unit worked closely with the three other units and did an exemplary job. He also confirmed that the incident was ruled a suicide.
“The fire department and their marine rescue unit did an excellent job of getting in the water and responding in a quick and efficient manner. The actual rescue mission, unfortunately, turned into a recovery mission fairly quickly,” Keashen said. “They worked closely with three other marine units to recover the body as quickly as possible.”
Representatives from Camden County confirmed that the death was ruled a suicide, but offered no other comment to the situation, as is their policy when dealing with suicide incidents.
