4th Drowning Death In Bucks Co. Reported In Less Than A Month

BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A New Jersey man drowned in the Delaware River on Saturday night, marking the fourth drowning death in Bucks County in less than a month.

The 37-year-old who died Saturday night was out swimming with friends near Biles Island in Morrisville when the current swept him and his friend out into the Delaware River. A boater was able to rescue the friend but could not get to the man in time, Falls Township police reported.

The unidentified man's death came about two weeks after two other men drowned: one from trying to steal a boat and the other after rescuing two children. In late June, a 9-year-old drowned in New Britain.

On June 29, a man drowned after rescuing two children at Lake Nockamixon in Haycock Township. Marvin Alexan Fernandez Chicas, 37, "disappeared in the water following his rescue of two children who were swimming and appeared to be in distress," the Bucks County Coroner's Office stated.

Two days earlier, on June 27, Bristol Township Police responded to the 6600 Block of Radcliffe Street for a report of a man attempting to steal a Pontoon boat, which was anchored in the river.

Sokhon Sam, 36, of Philadelphia, drowned after jumping into the Delaware River after being confronted by the owner and neighbors. The owner and area residents attempted to rescue Sam, who went underwater and never resurfaced.

The week before, a 9-year-old New Britain boy accidentally drowned in a pond where he liked to go fishing. A makeshift memorial was created at the pond for Joey Malcolm Jr.

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