His children were treated at the scene and released without further medical attention, police said. Responding officers subsequently entered the waterway to search for the missing father but rescue efforts to find him quickly were unsuccessful. 'The victim went into the water to help, pulled his children to the shallow water, but struggled to maintain his balance.' 'According to witnesses, the children went into the water and quickly became distressed,' authorities said. When officers responded to the scene they found three children - aged 13, 11 and 8-years-old - out of the water while their father, a 42-year-old unnamed South River resident, was unable to be located in the river, according to a statement released by the Franklin Township Police Department. to reports of a man struggling to stay afloat in the Millstone River while his three children stood on the shore. The Franklin Township Police Department in New Jersey received a call on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 2:13 p.m. The search for a missing swimmer in the Delaware and Raritan Canal in Franklin Township, New Jersey, ended in tragedy after the victim was found dead.Ī 42-year-old father has drowned while saving the lives of his three children from suffering the same fate.

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