22 year old Nigerian man Uyobong Ukonne
(pictured above) has been missing in New
Jersey since last Sunday May 25th after
drowning on a rafting trip with friends on the
Delaware River, police say.
Uyo, who had just graduated from New Jersey
City University with a degree in chemistry, had
been rafting down the river at 1pm with friends
when he took off his life jacket and jumped into
the water to swim. His friends say after he went
into the river, he surfaced once, sank again and
disappeared.
His friends said he'd told them he wasn't a
good swimmer before attempting to swim in the
20-foot, cold river (pictured right). Police say
search & rescue began almost immediately but
he wasn't found.
Since Sunday divers have been combing through
the river foot by foot searching for Uyo, who is
now presumed drowned, Joe Hinkes, the chief
ranger of the Upper Delaware Scenic &
Recreational River said. As of today, his body
has still not been found.
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