The body of a New York man was pulled from the Lehigh River early Saturday after he went swimming with friends, went under and never resurfaced, authorities said.

The incident happened around 5 p.m. Friday night near Glen Onoko Falls outside Jim Thorpe. Carbon County Coroner Bob Miller said Sunday authorities believe a strong current and undertow took the man, aged in his 20s, under water.

He was reported missing in the river sometime Friday evening. Divers began to search the water that night but had to stop at some point because of the strong current, Miller said.

Though the body was found on Friday, it was not retrieved until Saturday morning once divers could get near it, Miller said. Bill Diehm, deputy chief for the Jim Thorpe Fire Department, told the Morning Call newspaper a dam was used to lower water levels about a foot in order to retrieve the body.

Miller said the man's family lives in New Jersey. Once all family members of the deceased are notified, his identification will be released. An autopsy to determine the man's exact cause and manner of death is scheduled Monday.

The area of the Lehigh River is well known and challenging to emergency responders. Friday's death marks the second in that area of the river within the past two weeks.

Angel Rivas, 24, of Hazleton, died on June 19 and reportedly floundered for a brief time before also going under water without resurfacing. Rivas was with a group who entered the water above the Glen Onoko rapids in Lehigh Gorge State Park and began floating down the river, according to tnonline.com.

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