Vontain Barrera

The man whose body was found Sunday in the Hackensack River has been identified as a Jersey City resident who has been missing since late January.

Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Acting Chief of Detectives Gene Rubino identified the man today as Vontain Barrera, 34. Rubino said there was no sign of trauma and the foul play is not suspected.

Barrera, who was diagnosed as bipolar, was reported missing on Jan. 29 after missing his work shift at Blue Apron, his mother told The Jersey Journal when Barrera had been missing eight weeks.

Barrera's body was seen in the river near Lincoln Park in Jersey City by a golfer at the county golf course.

Vontain Barrera graduated from Ferris High School and attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, but he didn't complete his college studies after he began experiencing mental issues, his mother said.

"He was such an overachiever in high school," his mother said. "He was accepted to every college he applied to. He wanted to be in finance. At Ferris he went to high school half the day and was at Merrill Lynch the other half (of the school day)."

The funeral arrangements are still pending, Natasha Barrera said.