An unidentified man disappeared beneath the surface of a lake in Camden County late Friday night as Voorhees police officers watched, and as of the department's latest update he still had not been found. Search-and-rescue teams, including divers, remained on scene working to locate him.
Voorhees police responded to a 911 call near the Camden County Library on Laurel Road at about 11:50 p.m. Friday, according to Patch. Officers spotted an unidentified adult man in the nearby lake, and he went underwater as they tried to make contact with him, the outlet reported. Daily Voice attributed those details to Capt. Daniel Scheets.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed the man running toward the water's edge before the incident, per the same Patch account. Firefighters, emergency management personnel, dive teams, and search-and-rescue crews were all called in to assist with the search that night.
Conflicting Reports on Which Lake
Exactly which body of water the man vanished into has not been reported consistently. 6abc.com identified the lake as Brookdale Echelon Lake, writing that Voorhees police responded there late Friday night for a report of a man in the water. Shore News Network, however, identified the lake as Laurel Lake, reporting it sits behind the M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch at 203 Laurel Road, according to Shore News Network.
Both outlets agree the lake sits behind a branch of the Camden County Library on Laurel Road in Voorhees Township. The discrepancy over the lake's name has not been resolved in available reporting.
No Threat to Public, Police Say
Police said there was no threat to the public as the search continued. The man had not been located as of the department's latest update, and search operations remained underway, per the Patch report.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Voorhees Police Department at 856-428-5400.
