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Body Recovered From South Jersey Creek, Empty Beers Found Nearby, Authorities Say

A body was recovered from a creek in South Jersey early this week, with beer bottles found strewn about nearby, authorities said.

Little Timber Creek

Little Timber Creek

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The 66-year-old man's body was pulled from Little Timber Creek in Gloucester City on Monday afternoon, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Gloucester City Police Chief Brian Morrell.

The man's death on Tuesday was determined to be accidental by drowning. 

Police responded to the 600 block of Broadway at about 2:14 p.m. Monday after train operators reportedly spotted a body in the water, Mayer said.

Police found the body of a man floating face down in the creek, the prosecutor said.

Marine unit members from the Westville and Bellmawr Fire Departments retrieved the body from the water

The Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Tuesday. The cause of death was determined to be drowning and the manner of death was ruled accidental, according to Mayer and Morrell.

Further results are pending toxicology results. A case of beer along with some empty cans were found nearby, Mayer and Morrell said.

The investigation is being handled by the CCPO’s Major Crimes Unit and Gloucester City Police.

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