NJ man drowns at Delaware Water Gap

NJ man drowns swimming at Delaware Water Gap Dan Alexander Published: September 4, 2025 Kittatinny Point at the Delaware Water Gap (NPS Photo/ J. Grier)

🚨A Parsippany man was with his family near the Kittatinny Point picnic area

🚨He became tired when he tried to swim across the Delaware River

🚨The National Park Service reminded those in the river to wear a life jacket

COLUMBIA — A New Jersey man drowned at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Tuesday afternoon, the second reported drowning in the state that day.

The National Park Service reported the 30-year-old from Parsippany-Troy Hills was swimming with his family in the Delaware River near the Kittatinny Point picnic area in Columbia. He became tired while swimming across the river and went under.

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