Divers Find Missing Swimmer in Triadelphia Reservoir

PHOTO | MCFRS

UPDATED Divers have located the body of the missing swimmer at the Triadelphia Reservoir at 2800 Greenbridge Road in Brookeville and police have identified him as a Germantown man.

Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the missing 19-year-old was swimming with friends when he disappeared on June 4. According to Piringer, the man was found on Friday afternoon about 65-feet from shore.

Montgomery County police are investigating this as an undetermined death.

According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that the victim had been swimming in the reservoir with a group of friends.  Police said witnesses told them that the victim began struggling in the the water and then went underneath.

Following an extended water rescue/recovery operation, the victim’s body was recovered from the water by the Charles County Volunteer Dive Rescue Team and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police Underwater Operations Unit at approximately 2:33 p.m. this afternoon (June 6).  The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.  MCP detectives are leading the death investigation as the reservoir runs between Howard and Montgomery counties, and the water is within Montgomery County’s jurisdiction.

Following notification of the family, police said the victim has been identified as Avery Troix Williams, age 19, of the 19600 block of Crystal Rock Drive in Germantown.

UPDATE: Body of missing swimmer has been located by ChasCo & DNR divers in Triadelphia Lake about 65′ from shore at depth of 25′ of water

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 6, 2014

Night time search & water rescue operations are suspended near Brighton Dam due to inclement weather (photo D Walton) pic.twitter.com/YhrkJfvjJp

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 5, 2014

U/D Triadelphia Lake search continues, HowCo Dive Team is deployed in water, focus is a cove near Greenbridge Rec pic.twitter.com/3dHRbfaAyW

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 5, 2014

Triadelphia Lake boat teams using sonar & thermal imaging concentrating on a cove not far from where victim was seen pic.twitter.com/zMh9b0SIuG

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 4, 2014

U/D search of Triadelphia Lake continues, MCPD interviewing witnesses as HowCo dive team prepares to deploy pic.twitter.com/8VQBPfhrdW

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 4, 2014

U/D Tridelphia Lake – technical rescue teams from MoCo& HowCo on scene, witnesses say 1 swimmer missing pic.twitter.com/Ln14F1sic9

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 4, 2014

Lake/Water Rescue – Triadelphia Lake, 2 Brighton Dam Rd, report of possible drowning MoCo & HowCo responding

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 4, 2014

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