Crime & Safety
Missing Paddleboarder's Body Recovered From NJ Lake, Officials Say
State Police said the 61-year-old fell off a paddleboard on Friday evening; his body was recovered Sunday.
SANDYSTON, NJ — Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a 61-year-old New Jersey man who did not resurface after falling into a lake on Friday, state police said.
According to an NJ.com report, Sandyston resident James Lee had been paddleboarding on Kittatinny Lake and fell off the board at around 6:44 p.m. Friday.
He did not resurface, and first responders searched the lake beginning on Friday evening near East Shore Trail in Sandyston, the report said.
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Rescue and recovery efforts continued during the daylight hours on Saturday, and crews found Lee's body on Sunday morning, state police confirmed to Patch.
No additional information was immediately available.
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