New Jersey Man Drowns In Adams Creek

A 25-year-old man from Jersey City, New Jersey, drowned last Friday afternoon while swimming in Adams Creek. The man and nine companions, all male, were swimming in a pool in the creek. The victim apparently drowned while trying to assist another member of his group who was having difficulty swimming. Notification of the incident came just before 2 p.m. Rangers and emergency personnel from local volunteer fire companies, including Delaware Township, Dingmans Township, Hemlock Farms, Westfall Township, Milford, and the Bushkill Fire Company, immediately responded. A park diver located and recovered the man’s body at 2:50 p.m. He was found in approximately 17 feet of water. He was pronounced dead by the Pike County coroner. Adams Creek is a small tributary of the Delaware River. A hiking trail follows the creek from a trailhead off US Route 209 through a hemlock gorge to a series of waterfalls. The area where the drowning occurred was approximately two miles from the trailhead.