🚨A Parsippany man was with his family near the Kittatinny Point picnic area
🚨He became tired when he tried to swim across the Delaware River
🚨The National Park Service reminded those in the river to wear a life jacket
COLUMBIA — A New Jersey man drowned at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Tuesday afternoon, the second reported drowning in the state that day.
The National Park Service reported the 30-year-old from Parsippany-Troy Hills was swimming with his family in the Delaware River near the Kittatinny Point picnic area in Columbia. He became tired while swimming across the river and went under.
First responders quickly found the man’s body in 17 feet of water and pronounced him dead. His identity was not disclosed.
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The circumstances of the man’s death were not disclosed but the park service reminded all river users to wear a properly-fitted, Coast Guard-approved life jacket while swimming, floating, fishing, or boating on the Delaware River…