Update: Body Of Drowned Boater Recovered, Operator Charged With DUI

The search for a 24-year-old man who fell off a boat into Lake Hopatcong ended Monday morning, when another boated spotted his body on the lake, authorities said.

New Jersey State Police.
Photo Credit: *NJSP*

Cecilia Levine

08/04/2019 8:00 p.m.

Jason Gil, 24 of Mount Arlington, fell from a pontoon boat in Jefferson around 7:40 p.m. Saturday evening, New Jersey State Police said.

The boat's operator, Nicholas Zarantonello, 24 of Lake Hopatcong, was under the influence at the time of the incident, according to NJSP.

Zarantonello was arrested and charged with boating under the influence, and released pending a court date.

The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office was performing an autopsy of Gil's body.

More than $2,300 was raised on a GoFundMe for Gil's family as of Monday afternoon.

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