A man who went for a swim in Lake Carnegie and who subsequently disappeared under water, has drowned, according to the Princeton Police Department.
The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family, swam in the lake for a few minutes and then disappeared under water shortly before 3 p.m. on Aug. 10, police said.
Police were notified at 2:52 p.m. that a man had jumped into Lake Carnegie off the dock near the boat ramp. When he disappeared in the water and did not resurface, police were called.
Three police officers arrived within three minutes of receiving the 911 call. Two police officers went into the water in the area where the man’s friend reported seeing him enter the water, and observed bubbles coming to the surface.
A third police officer probed the area with a pole, while one of the two police officers dove underwater. He located the man, grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the lake and onto the dock.
The police officers and Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad emergency medical technicians began to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to attempt to revive the man at 3:03 p.m.
The man was taken to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, where he was pronounced dead at 3:54 p.m. – about an hour after the 911 call was made.
The incident remains under investigation by the Princeton Police Department Detective Bureau.
