Body Of Missing Ocean County Man Found

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Beachwood man who had been missing since Thursday has been found deceased, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday evening.

The body of John Applegate, 32, of Beachwood, was discovered in an area of water between Lakehurst Road and Route 37 in Toms River, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The area is near the Silver Ridge Apartments.

Applegate was found by a family friend who had volunteered to assist with the search, Billhimer said.

His body has been taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River for an autopsy to determine how he died, the prosecutor said.

Billhimer thanked the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Toms River police, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, "and the many volunteers who participated in the search for Mr. Applegate."