Dead Body Pulled From River in Hackettstown
Police discover body in Musconetcong River behind Shell gas station.
A dead body was pulled from the Musconetcong River behind the Shell gas station on Route 57 in Hackettstown around 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Washington Township Police responded to the scene just after 11 a.m. when owners from Greenway Flowers reported what appeared to be a partially submerged human body midstream, Lt. Mark Niemynski said.
Police officers from Washington Township and Hackettstown observed a body that was wedged in a log jam, Niemynski said.
The Budd Lake Fire Company Water Rescue Team pulled the body from the water.
The body has not yet been identified and the incident is currently under investigation, Niemynski said.
Washington Township police officer Adam Feichter, Sgt. Jeffrey Almer, Det. Sgt. Chris Bratus, and Det. Thomas Felleni assisted at the scene.
Washington Township Police, Hackettstown Police, the Budd Lake Fire Department, and Long Valley Fire Department all responded to the scene.
This is a breaking news story. Keep checking back with Patch as more information becomes available.
Douglas James Hogan
3:50 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
about 3-4 days ago there were a bunch of police in the woods behind my house... and behind Manhires eye doc, they said a man was seen running down the street completely nude from the waist down, they suspected he was under the influence of a strong substance, they said he was last seen running through my back yard into the woods towards the river... they never found him... i told the officers they should check the river, they said if hes in the river there was nothing they could do until he or his body was found... quite possibly this is the same man, stay off the drugs kids.'
The river does flow towards 57 from here, and the water was cold enough for hypothermia to set in rather fast especially if naked, also the current was too strong to swim, especially since it was dark and he was possibly UTI, if he had fallen into the river it was dark and he would hae been confused. we shall know soon enough, a tox screen and lack of pants would tell us,... not trying to be funny just info i have..
Joanne
6:46 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
It is odd they don't mention if its male or female in the article. Hopefully they will solve the case quickly and give a report back. LV is always so hush hush on these things and don't usually provide information back when its a big story
Jason Koestenblatt
7:50 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Thanks for the comment, Joanne. Local authorities would not divulge any identification details until the medical examiner's office completed its report on the body. Once we have information, though, we'll be sure to let the readers know.
Beth Paulino
11:03 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012
No update on this...??
Jason Koestenblatt
11:08 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Thanks for the comment, Beth. We're currently waiting on details from the Hackettstown Police Department about this situation, which is still under investigation. As soon as we have the information, we'll be sure to let the readers know.
Allyssa
4:44 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Monday me and my mom and sister saw a drunken or beaten man hobbling on the side of the rode around seven, seven thirty on 57 not far from the scene
Hookerman
6:47 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012
You might want to report what you saw to the Hackettstown Police. It coule be relevant to their investigation.
Jason Koestenblatt
10:31 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Police have identified the person found in the Musconetcong River on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Read more here: http://patch.com/A-pVTM
Joseph Harmon
10:20 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
that is vary sad it is one body to many
Joanne
7:26 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Has there been any follow ups on this case? was it a homicide , accident, what?