31-Year-Old Man Who Drowned in Bridgeton, NJ Identified

A 31-year-old man who drowned at a lake in Bridgeton, New Jersey has been identified.

Man Drowns While Swimming in Bridgeton, NJ's Sunset Lake

It was just before 7 p.m. Sunday night when police were notified by friends of the victim that he was unaccounted for after going for a swim in Sunset Lake, according Patch.com.

Approximately 8 p.m., responders with the Downe Township Fire/Rescue Dive Team reportedly located the man, Patch.com reports. He was brought out of the water by rescuers but sadly but pronounced dead on the scene.

Hopewell Twp., NJ Man Who Drowned in Bridgeton, NJ Lake Identified

Police have identified the victim as Hopewell Township, New Jersey resident Marco Lemus-Giron.

Bridgeton Police Department issued a warning to the public after it became known that Lemus-Giron and friends had gone swimming in Sunset Lake (off Park Dr. West near Cohanzick Zoo) after lifeguards went off duty. Their statement said, "Police are urging that visitors avoid swimming in the lake absent life guards as this is not the first drowning involving swimmers entering the water when life guards are not present."

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The accidental drowning of Marco Lemus-Giron was the second in two days in South Jersey. On Saturday afternoon, a 19-year-old male died after he drowned in Elk Township, NJ's Lake Garrison.

My thoughts are with the loved ones of both victims at this heartbreaking time. Please take precautions when swimming, no matter if it's at a pool, a lake, or in the ocean.