The body found in Frenchtown is that of a man who went missing after embarking on a rafting trip from Knowlton Township.
Dental records have confirmed that a body found in the Delaware River is that of a northern New Jersey man who went missing during a rafting trip last weekend.
The body was found Tuesday afternoon in Frenchtown, more than 35 miles downriver from where Gary West Jr. went missing. State police tell The Star-Ledger that the death has been ruled an accidental drowning.
The 38-year-old Summit resident vanished on June 29. Authorities have said West and his 14-year-old daughter were on a group trip when their rafts overturned in very rough water near Upper Mount Bethel Township.
Authorities have said West and his 14-year-old daughter were on a group trip when their rafts overturned in very rough water.
A former U.S. Marine from Independence Township helped rescue the teen, who suffered minor injuries, but searchers failed to find the father until Tuesday.
The group had embarked from Delaware River Family Campground in Knowlton Township.