SOLEBURY TWP., Pa. – Authorities in Bucks County say a physique that had been discovered on the Delaware River over the weekend was recognized as a lacking man final seen in Allentown.
The person was recognized as Adam Zimpfer, 40, of Hellertown, who was reported lacking from Allentown on December 26, 2022, in keeping with a information launch from the Solebury Township Police Division.
On Sunday, round 10:15 a.m., the Solebury Township Police Division was suggested by Bucks County Division of Emergency Communications of a caller reporting a potential “physique” lodged on rocks within the Delaware River. Solebury Township Police responded to the world of Virginia Forest Park alongside Route 32 (River Highway) and met with the caller alongside the towpath.
Officers had been in a position to view what seemed to be a physique on a rock landform on the river between the towpath and Hendrick Island, in keeping with the information launch.
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Investigators from Solebury Township Police Division and the Bucks County Coroner’s Workplace arrived on the rock landform at which era it was decided {that a} man was discovered lifeless sporting a hooded jacket, t-shirt, pants, and boots, authorities mentioned.
The stays of the deceased had been unidentifiable and additional investigation was wanted to find out the identification, in keeping with the information launch.
An post-mortem was carried out on the Bucks County Coroner’s Workplace Monday. There have been no indicators of foul play noticed throughout the post-mortem, with toxicology and method/explanation for demise pending additional outcomes.
With the potential identifiable data positioned throughout the clothes of the deceased investigators carried out a information verify and realized of a potential lacking particular person report from Allentown, in keeping with the information launch.
Solebury Police contacted Allentown Police Legal Investigations Division concerning the report.
DNA samples from the physique had been collected for testing to make use of as a comparability with potential organic members of the family of the lacking particular person. Investigators from Solebury Township Police and Allentown Police labored along with Bensalem Township Police Legal Investigation Division, who assisted with the usage of their BODE Speedy Hit ID DNA testing instrument.
Authorities carried out testing of the DNA from the physique and a organic member of the family of the reported lacking particular person, with outcomes displaying the person was a relative/brother of the organic recognized reference relative listed within the lacking particular person report.
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