The body was found near where a man went missing earlier this month
HAMILTON - A State Police marine unit pulled the body of a man from the Delaware River Monday morning near where a man went missing earlier this month, authorities said.
The body was found by off Lamberton Road near the Public Service Gas & Electric generation plant around 9:30 a.m., Sgt. Gregory Williams said.
The Mercer County Medical Examiner is working to identify the body, which was pulled from the water around 11 a.m., Williams said.
1 rescued, 1 missing in Delaware River off Trenton
A marine unit from the Trenton Fire Department also responded to the scene, Williams said.
The incident is under investigation, Williams said.
Jesus Diaz Melendez, 26, has been missing since he and a friend were ejected after running aground in the Delaware on May 7.
A group of boaters rescued Melendez's friend from the shore around 7 p.m.
The friend, who was not identified, told rescuers he and Melendez ran aground and both men were ejected from his boat. Melendez was the operator of the boat but neither man was wearing a life jacket, the friend said.
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