Indian drowns in a Canoe accident in New Jersey, USA

A beautiful afternoon turned tragic Sunday April 4 2010 when a Indian drowned in the Delaware and Raritan Canal after the canoe he was riding in overturned. Two other Indians in the canoe were rescued by passers-by on the canal towpath.

According to police, the men’s canoe capsized about 3:45 p.m. on April 4 2010, after becoming entangled in some partially submerged branches. Crews from municipalities across Mercer County responded to the scene, including a dive team from the Trenton Fire Department, as they attempted to locate the third canoeist.

The body of the 26-year-old victim, whose name is being withheld pending the notification of his family, was recovered by divers in 20 feet of water about 5:30 p.m.
The other two individuals were not injured.

Police said that none of the men was wearing life jackets at the time. All renters are required to sign a release form and are given life jackets to wear while on the water, management at the business said. They declined to discuss the incident further pending the police investigation.

One witness, who said she was a frequent canoeist on the canal but added that she never wears a life jacket, said the incident served as a lesson to her.“I never use a life jacket because I can swim and I’m a strong swimmer,” she said, asking not to be identified, “but not after this.”

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