A 62-year-old man who was a familiar presence at Darlington County Park died Friday after he appeared to suffer a medical episode and fell into the park’s fishing lake in Mahwah at around 10 a.m. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
The man, described as an avid fisherman who frequented the park, was reported to have appeared to suffer a medical episode before falling into the water, according to witness accounts cited by Daily Voice. He was later pronounced dead at The Valley Hospital.
Bergen County spokesperson Derek Sands described the man as a regular patron who fished there frequently, the outlet reported.
Why the Fishing Lake Is Different From the Swim Areas
Darlington County Park, spread across roughly 127 to 178 acres at 600 Darlington Avenue at the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains, contains three separate lakes — two set aside for swimming and a third for fishing, according to Bergen County government records. The fishing lake is described separately from the lifeguard-monitored swim lakes nearby…