Man Drowns In Delaware River Off Kittatinny Point

William Orbe-Jimenez, 21, of Passaic, New Jersey, drowned in the Delaware River near Kittatinny Point on the afternoon of Sunday, August 5th. Orbe-Jimenez was picnicking with a group of acquaintances at the Kittatinny Point Visitor Center picnic area when he went into the river to go swimming and soon went under. Park dispatch was notified just before 5 p.m. and rangers immediately responded. The park’s dive team began a search for his body, which was recovered from the river about 40 feet from the New Jersey shoreline at 6:30 p.m. Although his death is presumed to have been an accidental drowning, the county medical examiner will conduct a forensic examination and rangers will continue their investigation into his death.