Morris County Man Dies After Capsizing Weed Harvester: Police

LANDING, NJ - The body of a 68-year-old Landing man whose boat capsized on Lake Hopatcong was recovered Wednesday afternoon, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele.

Curtis Mulch went missing around 10:30 a.m. when the aquatic weed harvester he was operating capsized in the Crescent Cove section of the lake, Peele told Patch.

Peele was an employee of the Department of Environmental Protection and officials said Mulch was working in the lake through as part of the Lake Hopatcong Commission's weed harvesting program.

An aquatic weed harvester functions like an underwater lawn mower, cutting unwanted vegetation for collection.

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