Physique of lacking swimmer in Delaware River discovered – NBC10 Philadelphia

A person who went lacking within the Delaware River after diving in for a late night time swim final week has been discovered, in accordance with the New Jersey State Police.

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The physique of Carlos Manuel Gil-Reyes, 31, was present in Palmyra Township, Burlington County round 1 p.m. on Monday, June 8, officers stated.

Troopers have been known as to the river after it was reported that the physique of a person washed ashore, officers defined. The one that was discovered matched the outline of Reyes.

Carlos Gil-Reyes goes lacking within the river

According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident occurred simply after midnight on Friday, June 5 as about 20 individuals – on 4 separate boats – gathered close to the intersection of Linden and Delaware avenues in Northeast Philadelphia earlier than launching boats into the river.

All of the boaters, who Small stated have been of their 20s and 30s, rode out into the river for a bit.

Then, sooner or later within the night, whereas the boats have been close to Hawk Island in New Jersey, Coast Guard officers stated two of the boaters dove into the river for a swim.

However, a 31-year-old man – recognized by relations as Carlos Manuel Gil-Reyes – jumped into the water and by no means got here again.

As crews searched the waters off of Pleasant Hill Park in Torresdale, Bucks County, for Gil-Reyes, Argeni Infante, one in every of his buddies who witnessed him disappear into the water, instructed NBC10’s Neil Fischer that Gil-Reyes stated he could not swim any longer.

“He swimmed out from the boat with my other friend,” Infante stated. “And, the last word he told my friend ‘Hey, I can’t no more, I love you.’ And, that breaks my heart because the last word he said was he couldn’t swim no more and I love you.”

His coworkers at Team W Barbershop on Rising Sun Avenue additionally instructed NBC10 that Gil-Reyes is the daddy of two ladies. They stated they have been devastated to see his chair empty.

The disappearance of Gil-Reyes is beneath investigation by the New Jersey State Police.