Both bodies were recovered in Sullivan County.
The first incident took place around 10:35 p.m., Saturday, June 26, when state police responded to State Route 97 in the town of Highland for a possible drowning on the Delaware River, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
The initial investigation indicates that Louis Pellot, age 31 of Brooklyn, entered the water from a campsite and became fatigued and was seen struggling in the water.
He went under the water and was not seen. Pellot’s body was recovered by members of the Matamoras Fire Department.
The second incident took place around 4:49 p.m., Sunday, June 27, when state police from the Liberty barracks responded to the National Parks Service Station in the town of Lumberland in Sullivan County for a report of a missing swimmer on the Delaware River, Nevel said.
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