A body of a 16-year-old who went missing yesterday while tubing on the Delaware River was found this afternoon near the place where he had disappeared, authorities said.
The South Jersey teen was part of a group of six from Willingboro who rented tubes early Wednesday from Delaware River Tubing near the Kingwood boat launch not far from Frenchtown.
About a half-mile downstream, the teen became separated from his tube near Treasure Island and tried to swim upstream to retrieve it, said Anthony P. Kearns, the Hunterdon County prosecutor. The teen had disappeared into the water.
