Boat capsizes in Delaware River, New York police say. Now a fisherman is missing

Two men were fishing when their boat capsized along a section of the Delaware River in New York, state police say.

Now one fisherman is missing, according to New York State Police.

After first responders were called, they discovered one man had made it to shore by the time they arrived around 7:25 a.m. on Sept. 8, a state police news release says. The men had been fishing on the river in Deerpark.

Authorities did not find the other fisherman, and now a search is underway, according to the release. Water rescue teams from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are involved with the search.

The one fisherman who swam to shore received medical treatment, police say.

Authorities did not say what caused their boat to capsize.

The Delaware river stretches from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, and empties into the Delaware Bay.

Deerpark is roughly 85 miles northwest of New York City.

This story was originally published September 9, 2022 at 6:43 AM with the headline "Boat capsizes in Delaware River, New York police say. Now a fisherman is missing."

Julia Marnin

McClatchy DC

Julia Marnin covers courts for McClatchy News, writing about criminal and civil affairs, including cases involving policing, corrections, civil liberties, fraud, and abuses of power. As a reporter on McClatchy’s National Real-Time Team, she’s also covered the COVID-19 pandemic and a variety of other topics since joining in 2021, following a fellowship with Newsweek. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, she was raised in South Jersey and is now based in New York State.