DENVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A man is dead after a kayak overturned in a Morris County lake, according to Meghan Knab, Public Information Officer for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
On April 23 at approximately 8:20 p.m., first responders were called to Cedar Lake in Denville for a report of a kayaker who had flipped over and did not resurface, Knab said.
Multiple agencies, including the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit, Parsippany Fire Department, and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit, responded to the scene with dive teams and a drone to assist in locating the victim, Knab said.
At around 9:45 p.m., the victim was found deceased and removed from the water by the MCSO Emergency Services Unit and Parsippany Fire personnel, Knab said.
The victim, Ronald McLeod, 55, of Denville Township, was turned over to the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office. A post-mortem examination will be scheduled, authorities said.
“While the investigation remains ongoing, at this time, the cause of death is not suspected to be criminal,” Knab said.
