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NJ Swimmer Drowned In PA Park After Saving 8-Year-Old Cousin: Coroner
A New Jersey man was found dead in a Pennsylvania lake after disappearing while swimming on Sunday, Aug. 6, officials told Daily Voice.
Elisam Santana, 19, of Sayreville was swimming at Beltzville State Park in an unauthorized area of the lake, said Carbon County Coroner Gerald D. Jones Jr.
Santana, the coroner said, had saved his 8-year-old cousin from drowning when he went under the water and never came back up.
At Santana's autopsy on Tuesday, Aug. 8, his death was ruled an accidental drowning, Jones said.
'Gut Wrenching': East Brunswick Neighbors Raise Money For Grieving Dad After Drowning
East Brunswick neighbors are rallying for a local dad mourning the loss of his wife, daughter and father, who drowned in their backyard pool earlier this week.
More than $28,700 had been raised as of Friday afternoon for Akash Patel on a GoFundMe, organized by Sarah Grabowski.
Funds from the page will go toward funeral services for Akash's wife Nisha Patel, 33, father Bharat Patel, 62, and 8-year-old daughter.
"Only weeks living in their new home, on June 22nd, the most heartbreaking and unimaginable thing happened," Grabowski wrote. "On a very hot June afternoon, Akash’s wife an…
