WOODBURY -- The body of a 20-year old man who evaded police by jumping into Stewart Lake was recovered on Saturday from water between North Broad Street and Evergreen Avenue.

According to a release from the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, Woodbury Police responded to reports of shoplifting at Wawa at 3:50 a.m on Saturday.

When officers attempted to talk to him, the man ran from officers and he entered the water behind the Carriage House Apartments on Evergreen Avenue.

According to police, he refused commands to leave the water and swam under the Evergreen Avenue bridge, causing officers to lose sight of him.

The Woodbury Fire Company boat was called in but rescue workers were unable to find the man.

According to the GCPO, a dive team from the New Jersey State Police recovered his body around 10:30 a.m.

An autopsy conducted today by the Gloucester County Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death was accidental drowning.

The man's identity has not been released at this time.

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