Body of 17-year-old swimmer recovered from Monroe Township lake

Thursday, July 2, 2015
MONROE TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Rescue crews have recovered the body of a teenager who drowned in Monroe Township, Gloucester County.

The Monroe Township Police Department identify the victim as 17-year-old Darius Boyer, a student at Williamstown High School.

The swimmer went missing after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in a lake along the 4600 block of Jackson Road. It is located on the State Fish and Wildlife Management area property.
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Officials say Boyer was swimming with three other people when he went under and did not resurface.

Boyer's body was recovered at approximately 1:00 p.m. Thursday.

Police say there is no indication of foul play in his drowning.
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