By Associated Press - Saturday, March 25, 2017

MONMOUTH BEACH, N.J. (AP) - Two bodies have been found in a waterway near a New Jersey marina.

But authorities say it’s not clear how the victims ended up in the Shrewsbury River or how long they had been in the water.

NJ.com reports (https://bit.ly/2o4AfzV ) that 59-year-old John J. LoBello, of Toms River, and 51-year-old Deborah Hollen-Lappin, of Eatontown, were found Friday afternoon in Monmouth Beach.



A spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office says the deaths don’t appear to be suspicious. A final determination is pending a toxicology study.

Police responded to the area around 12:35 p.m. Friday after someone reported a body in the water. LoBello was found near the end of a dock. Hollen-Lappin’s body was discovered a short time later.

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Information from: NJ.com, https://www.nj.com

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