Missing NJ Man, 29, Found Frozen In New Hope Pool: DA

NEW HOPE, PA —The death of a 29-year-old man found frozen in a pool in New Hope Tuesday has been ruled accidental, authorities with the Bucks County District Attorney's office confirmed.

The man, identified by authorities as Jose Quiroz Marcial of Lambertville, died after an accidental drowning and hypothermia, an autopsy revealed. He had been reported missing in December.

Toxicology results are pending, said District Attorney spokesman James O'Malley.

Marcial's body was found Tuesday afternoon in the area of 10 West Ferry Street. His body was submerged in ice in an uncovered in-ground pool, authorities said.

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The New Hope Eagle Fire Company had to assist the Bucks County Coroner’s Office in extracting the man's body from the ice and removing it from the pool.

The 29-year-old was reported missing from his home in Lambertville in mid-December after he did not show up for work. He was last seen Dec. 15, authorities said.

Marcial was an employee at the Lambertville Station Inn. A coworker told NBC10 that when he didn't snow up for work last month, they were concerned Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had detained him.

He had worked his way up from dishwasher to become one of the popular restaurant's best sauté cooks, the NBC10 report said.