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Schuylkill River
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police
An adult man was found dead in the Schuylkill River in South Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 10, city officials said. Emergency responders were dispatched to the 3400 block of South 26th Street around 5:48 p.m. for a report of a person in the water, according to the release. Once on scene, medics located a man in the river and pronounced him dead at 6:37 p.m. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined. The investigation is ongoing under the South Detectives Division. Officials have not released additional details.
Media, PA
Police & Fire
Man Pulled From Schuylkill River In Pennsylvania, Police Say
An investigation is underway after a man was pulled from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia early Wednesday, June 4, police said. Officers and fire crews responded to 3844 Falls Road in the city's 39th District around 5:31 a.m., according to the department. The adult male was recovered from the river and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center by Fire Department medics, authorities said. The case is being handled by Central Detectives.
Pottstown, PA
News
Man, 26, Missing After Boat Tipped In Schuylkill River Near Pottstown: Officials
A 26-year-old man is missing after a small boat tipped over on the Schuylkill River in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, authorities announced Monday, June 2. Two people were on board a canoe or small boat when it lost power near the Keim Street Bridge construction dam around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, according to dispatch logs and local officials. The incident happened near the 900 block of Industrial Highway, where emergency crews from both Chester and Montgomery counties quickly responded. One person made it to shore, but the second—a man believed to be 26-years-old, white, and about 6 f…
King of Prussia, PA
News
Mom Kills Husband, Tries To Shoot Son, Found Dead In River Day Before Mother’s Day: Montco DA
A Montgomery County mom shot and killed her husband, tried to murder her son, then was found dead in the Schuylkill River—all just one day before Mother's Day, authorities announced on Sunday, May 11. Tonya Dupree, 57, of King of Prussia, is the woman behind the deadly family tragedy, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Upper Merion Township Police Chief Blaine Leis, and Upper Dublin Police Chief Fran Wheatley. The violence began at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, when Upper Dublin Police were called to the FedEx Warehouse. Dupree had reportedly summoned her adult …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Mugshot Released As Family Speaks Out On Arrest In Schuylkill River Murder
A mugshot has been released of the man arrested in the shooting death of Joshua Daywalt, whose body was found in the Schuylkill River earlier this year, Philadelphia police announced Tuesday, April 29. On Friday, February 7, 2025, at approximately 10:17 a.m., police responded to a report of a body floating in the Schuylkill River near Kelly Drive and Midvale Avenue. The body was discovered by a passerby and recovered with the assistance of the Philadelphia Fire Department. Upon recovery, an unidentified white male was pronounced dead on scene by Medic at 10:56 a.m. On February 8, 2025, the …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Body Pulled From Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police
A man was found dead in the Schuylkill River near Center City early Friday morning, April 18, Philadelphia police announced. Officers were called to the 200 block of the South Schuylkill River Trail around 6:37 a.m. on Friday, where a man's body was seen in the water, according to police. Medics pronounced the man dead at 7 a.m., officials said. The recovery took place near Locust Street along the river trail, a popular pedestrian and biking area in the heart of the city. The victim's identity has not been released, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investi…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Obituaries
Dad Of 2 With Schizophrenia Shot, Left In Schuylkill River, Mom Speaks Out
Joshua "Josh" Daywalt fought a battle he never chose, and in the end, a cruel act of violence claimed his life. His body was found in the Schuylkill River on Friday, Feb. 7, leaving his family shattered and calling for change. Daywalt, 35, was a beloved son, brother, father, and friend, known for his kindness, artistic talent, and love for animals. He was identified by his mother, Jennifer Daywalt, on Wednesday, Feb. 12. His life was forever altered by schizophrenia—a battle he fought with courage, but without the help he desperately needed, his mom explained. “On Feb. 11, I was notified th…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Two Bodies Pulled From Schuylkill River In Philadelphia Within 24 Hours: Police
Two bodies have been recovered from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia within a 24-hour span, authorities announced. The first discovery happened on Thursday, Feb. 6, when 9th District officers responded to a report of a person in the river near Paine’s Skate Park at 2300 Ben Franklin Parkway around 2:18 p.m., police said. A witness flagged down officers and pointed to a body submerged under the ice. The Philadelphia Police Marine Unit retrieved the male from the river at the Walnut Street Dock. Medics pronounced him dead at 3:37 p.m. before he was transported to the Medical Examiner’s …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Water Rescue In Bala Cynwyd: Police (
Update
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A 77-year-old woman died after being rescued from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a car in the water at 601 Righter's Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd at 9:08 a.m., the Lower Merion Township Police Department told Daily Voice. The vehicle the woman was in rolled down a hill from a gym parking lot in the area, a 6abc Action News report states. She was pulled from the vehicle by two Lower Merion Township police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter who were the first to arrive, p…
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
News
Six Partiers Rescued From Sinking Boat Along Schuylkill River: Coast Guard
Six partiers were rescued from a sinking 20-foot boat on the Schuylkill River in Southeast Philadelphia, authorities said. At about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, first responders got a call from one of the boaters who said their vessel was taking on water at the Platt Bridge, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The Philadelphia Fire Department's marine unit was able to pull alongside the boat and rescue its occupants, the Coast Guard said.
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
Police & Fire
Driver Plunges Into Schuylkill River In Philly
A car drove into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, authorities said. At about 3:40 a.m., an unusual incident occurred at 1273 Kelly Drive in the 22nd District. Police and fire department personnel responded to a 911 call reporting that a black four-door sedan had been seen driving into the river. The vehicle was located; however, at press time no driver or passenger had been located, police said. The investigation is active and ongoing.
Reading, PA
News
Swimmer Drowns In Schuylkill River In Reading, Officials Say
One person died while swimming near Reading's Riverfront Park on Saturday, June 29, according to city officials. Reading firefighters said the male victim was seen going into the water near "Penske Beach" and never came back out. Dive crews recovered his body and he was pronounced dead at this scene, first responders said. Authorities did not report his name. "Our thoughts are with the family and friends during this difficult time," City Hall said in a statement on Monday, July 1. "The reality is that accidents occur, and sometimes, even under the best of circumsta…
Bristol, PA
News
Body Of Man, 30, Pulled From Schuylkill River, Police Say (
Video
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The body of a 30-year-old man was pulled from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia Tuesday, June 18, police said. Video shared to the Citizen App shows a Philadelphia Marine Unit at the scene on the 2400 block of Walnut Street. A spokesperson for the city police department said the man, identified only as John Doe, was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Woman's Body Found In Schuylkill River: Philadelphia Police
An unidentified woman's remains were discovered in the Schuylkill River Monday morning, May 6, according to officials. It happened near the 2800 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Fairmount Park around 11 a.m., city police confirmed to Daily Voice. Authorities did not offer additional details.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered Along Schuylkill River
The body of a 70-year-old kayaker who'd gone missing earlier in the week during a fishing trip along the Schuylkill River earlier this week has been recovered, authorities said. The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. Yesterday afternoon at approximately 1442 crews were dispatched to assist 56PD with the search of a missing kayaker. The... Posted by Upper Merion Township Fire & EMS…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Fisherman Goes Missing In Schuylkill River In Montgomery County: Authorities
Authorities are searching for a 70-year-old man who went missing on a fishing trip in the Schuylkill River on Monday, April 29. The man set off in a kayak from the Upper Merion Township boathouse, 400 Falls View Drive, police said in a release. A selfie posted to his social media around 12:40 p.m. Monday showed him upstream from the launch site, authorities said. Around 2 p.m., Upper Merion police received a report about a man calling for help about 1.1 miles from the boathouse. Police said they responded to the heavily wooded area but "could not hear or locat…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Philly Area Police Officer Rescues Pair From Schuylkill River: Authorities
Norristown Police Department officers are credited with rescuing a man and his daughter after their truck was submerged in the Schuylkill River on Labor Day afternoon, Sept. 4. Officer Matthew Walsh was on patrol in Riverfront Park around 2 p.m. Monday when he spotted a pickup truck on the boat ramp "begin accelerating towards" the river, the department said. Walsh called for backup as the truck floated off some 50 feet from the boat ramp into the middle of the river, according to police. Walsh was trying to unmoor a boat when other officers arrived and noticed the truck …
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Body Found By Campers On Schuylkill River Island ID'd As Missing Man: Report
A body found by campers last month on an island in the Schuylkill River was identified as a Reading man who went missing six months earlier, WFMZ reports. The body of 62-year-old Kerry Frazier, who was last seen on Feb. 28, was discovered by campers in Union Township on Aug. 23, the outlet says. The cause and manner of his death were still being investigated. Frazier did not own a vehicle and was believed to be in the Harrisburg area, his family told authorities when they reported him missing on March 4. Click here for more from WFMZ.
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Passerby Spots Body In Schuylkill River: Report
A body was recovered from a section of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, WFMZ reports. Pennsylvania State Police and local rescue crews were first called to the scene in Union Township on Tuesday, Aug. 23, after a passerby spotted the unidentified body, the outlet says. It wasn't until around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 that responders were able to find the body entangled in some trees, according to the outlet. Further information about the person's identity and cause of death was not immediately known because an autopsy had not yet been completed. Click here for more from WFM…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Schuylkill River Drowning Victim Remembered As 'Good Soul Gone Too Soon'
Samantha Henry, the 28-year-old woman who drowned in the Schuylkill River Monday, July 4, was being remembered by loved ones as a "good soul gone too soon." A Phoenixville High School graduate, Henry was a theatre guild member in school and worked as a tax accountant, her Facebook profile shows. "You were always kindhearted, wicked intelligent, stubborn, free-spirited, a portion of light that anyone could connect with and feel comfortable," said Steven M. Johnson, who is listed as Henry's brother on her page. Steven M. Johnson's Facebook post.Steven M. Johnson (Facebook) Henry's body w…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Body Of Purported Jumper Pulled From Schuylkill River
The body of a purported jumper was pulled from the Schuylkill River Monday, July 4, authorities said. Crews were called to the river near the area of Lock 60 in Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County) around 12:40 p.m., local police said. Witnesses reported seeing a person jump off of the railroad trestle into the river, according to Upper Providence police. At least 11 water rescue and dive teams searched the river and found the body of a female around 3 p.m., they said. The victim's body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. She was identified, and her next of…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Police Release Details In Schuylkill River Drowning
Authorities have released details in the body that was recovered from the Schuylkill River on Monday, Jan. 24. Police were called to an apartment in the 200 block of Coyne Alley in North Coventry after the boyfriend of 20-year-old Angelica Rodriguez reported her missing around 9 p.m. Sunday, local police said. Police say they searched the area and found her parked car near the intersection of South York Street and River Road. Inside was her wallet, cellphone, and personal identification, police said. Police obtained surveillance video from nearby businesses, which shows her leaving he…
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Woman Pulled From Schuylkill River: Police
The body of a missing woman was pulled from the Schuylkill River on Monday, authorities said. The 20-year-old woman, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was last seen leaving her home in the 200 block of Coyne Alley in North Coventry around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, local police said. Police searched the area but were unable to immediately locate her. The next morning, they obtained surveillance video from local businesses that showed her walking by herself near River Road and South York Street. She is then last seen walking down the bank to the Schuylkill River, police said.…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Ex-Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell Goes To Walmart In Underwear After MontCo House Rescue
If you saw Freddie Mitchell pants-less in Walmart last week, your eyes were not deceiving you. The former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was woken up to firefighters banging on the window of his Montgomery County house saying he had to evacuate around 4 a.m. last Friday, he told FOX29. In boxer briefs, without clothes and nowhere else to go, Mitchell went to Walmart. "It was the only place open at this time of night," Mitchell told FOX29. "It's always good scenery at Walmart especially this early in the morning. 'Let me go.' "I thought I had boxers on... No, I had my underwear on." Mi…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Body Found On Schuylkill River May Be Career Criminal Chad Blackston, Reports Say
Authorities have identified the body found along the banks of the Schuylkill River as that of 49-year-old Chad Blackston, of Hamburg. Blackston's lifeless body was discovered around 11 a.m. Sunday off Hill Drive in Tilden Township, according to WFMZ. It was not immediately clear if this was the same Chad Blackston who in 2014 fled to the Schuylkill River while running from police, on accusations he robbed a cab driver. The incident caused a lockdown of area schools as police worked for nearly an hour to coax Blackston from the water. No further information was available as the death …
