A father died after trying to rescue his three children — ages 13, 11 and 8 — from a river in New Jersey, the latest in a rash of drownings across the state that led authorities to warn swimmers against wading into rivers and lakes without lifeguards.
Rolando Camarillo-Cholula, a 42-year-old resident of South River, could not be found when officers responding to a 9-11 call first arrived Wednesday at the Millstone River, a
Officers found three children, ages 13, 11 and 8, out of the water, and were treated and released without further medical attention. The Franklin Township Police Department said an investigation into what led to the incident is underway. It comes after a spate of at least five recent drownings across the state that prompted the authorities to urge residents to abstain from swimming in undesignated and unsupervised areas and to take additional safety precautions.
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