A man whose body was found in the Susquehanna River on Tuesday has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner.
Delmar Cornelius King, 33, of Harrisburg, was identified as the man who was found by a kayker along the shore near the Riverfront Park section of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail in the 500 block of Vinegar Ferry Road in East Donegal Township, south of Maytown, at around 12:22 p.m. Tuesday, said Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni. King s remains were identified using a fingerprint comparison.
An autopsy Wednesday morning determined that King died of a freshwater drowning, though his manner of death is still under investigation, Diamantoni said.
2nd body pulled from Susquehanna River in 2 days
Updated May 07, 2021;
Lancaster County authorities pulled another body from the Susquehanna River Tuesday the second discovered in the river in as many days, authorities said.
Susquehanna Regional police said a kayaker found a body around 12:22 p.m. Tuesday near the Riverfront Park Northwest river trail.
The body which has not been identified as of Wednesday morning was turned over to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office, police said. Police said a forthcoming autopsy will determine the identity and cause of death.
Anyone with information on a missing person in the central Pennsylvania area is asked to call the Susquehanna Regional Police Department at 717-426-1164, or submit a tip through CrimeWatch.
2nd body found in Susquehanna River in 2 days ID’d as missing Harrisburg man
Updated May 05, 2021;
A body found in the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County Tuesday has been identified as a missing Harrisburg man.
The coroner on Wednesday said the body belonged to Delmar C. King, 33, of South 19th Street in Harrisburg.
A kayaker paddling along the Eastern shore of the river discovered his remains Tuesday about 12:20 p.m. near River Front Park in East Donegal Township.
The coroner said the cause of death was fresh-water drowning. The manner of death is still pending as police investigate. There are five possible manners of death: accidental, natural, suicide, homicide and undetermined.
A body was found in the Susquehanna River near Conoy Township on Monday morning, according to Susquehanna Regional police.
The body was found in the river at the York Haven Hydro Station Plant in York County, west of Bainbridge, at around 9:43 a.m., police said. Officials at the plant discovered the body.
The Lancaster County Coronerâs Office responded to the scene and has custody of the body, police said. An identity has not yet been released.
Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni said he could not share details about the identification of the body, such as age or gender.
Body of 32-year-old Perry County woman pulled from Susquehanna River
Updated May 04, 2021;
The body found Monday morning in a Lancaster County section of the Susquehanna River was that of a 32-year-old Perry County woman, authorities said.
Ashley Dawn Taylor, of Newport, was found in the river around 9 a.m. by employees of the York Haven Hydro Station Plant in Conoy Township, according to a Lancaster County coroner’s report. The report said the employees found her at the headrace area of the power plant.
Taylor was identified by a “unique personal identifiable characteristic” and pronounced dead at 10:43 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.