Was Body Found Floating In Central Jersey Lake Registered Sex Offender?

Local police identified the body as Dana "Mike" Fields, of Highstown, but did not say if it was the same Dana M. Fields, a registered sex offender in the area.

Sgt. Benjamin Miller, a Hightstown Police Department spokesman, said he could not confirm or deny if it was the same person.

There were no signs of anything suspicious about Fields' death, according to Miller, but the exact cause is pending an autopsy. 

First responders were called to Peddie Lake on reports of an unresponsive person at about 8:30 p.m.

Divers from the Hightstown Fire Department and EMTs from Robbinsville Township emergency medical services assisted in recovering Fields' body. 

An investigation is ongoing.

Hightstown police urged anyone with information about the incident and any witnesses to call Detective Jerry Mecca at 609-448-1234 x 540.

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