Police recover body in Voorhees after apparent  drowning

Police say a man’s body has been recovered from the water as crews resumed their search Sunday in Voorhees, Camden County.

Camden County Prosecutors Office and the Camden County Coroner are responding to the scene.

Emergency crews suspended their search Saturday evening for the man who disappeared beneath the surface of a lake behind the Camden County Library in Voorhees.

Police said officers responded to the area of the library at 200 Laurel Road at about 11:50 p.m. Friday after receiving a 911 call. Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified adult man in a nearby lake.

As officers attempted to make contact with him, the man submerged bInvestigators reviewed surveillance footage that showed the man running alone toward the bank of the lake before entering the area, police said.

Fire personnel, emergency management officials, dive teams and search-and-rescue crews were dispatched Saturday to assist in the operation.

Police said there is no threat to public safety but asked residents to avoid the immediate area to allow first responders room to work.eneath the water and did not resurface, according to the Voorhees Police Department.