Body recovered from Neuse River in Raleigh after search for drowning victim resumed Wednesday, sheriff’s office says

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — UPDATE: The body of a drowning victim was recovered around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said.

The man’s identity will be released once next of kin has been notified, officials said.

“The Wake County Sheriff’s Office sends our deepest condolences to the victim’s loved ones,” Sheriff Willie Rowe said in a statement. “As more residents find relief from the heat in our county rivers and lakes, our office is collaborating with local agencies on increased awareness and education.

In addition to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, the Knightdale Fire Department, Wake Forest Fire Department, Wake County Emergency Management, Wake County EMS, Raleigh Police Department, Youngsville Dive Team, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Durham County Sheriff’s Office, Durham County EMS, North Carolina State Highway Patrol and Raleigh Fire Department all responded and assisted in the search.

The search and recovery of the missing swimmer took about 10 hours total, the sheriff’s office said, and had resumed Wednesday morning after being suspended Tuesday due to bad weather.

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The Wake County Sheriff’s Office and the Knightdale Fire Department responded to a report of a drowning in the Neuse River in Raleigh on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office.

The call came in around 11:30 a.m. near the Neuse River Greenway Trail and Loch Raven Parkway, the sheriff’s office said.

The incident is near the same location where other drownings have happened this summer, including one last Sunday .

Deputies said a man was reported to have been in the water and did not resurface.

Develynne Camack lives nearby. He says the current and depth changes when you get near rapids at old dam.

“It’s shallow. It’s very shallow for the majority of the area down there, but there is a spot that just drops off to nothing. It’s very deep,” Camack said.

While the stretch of river is not a designated swim area, he says there need to be more warning signs along the river.

“It’s terrible. I wish there were some way to identify that {danger} so people know where it is so they know it gets deep, rapidly,” Camack said.

Search efforts were suspended on Tuesday night due to deteriorating weather conditions, the sheriff’s office said.

Crews will resume with searching the river on Wednesday morning.

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