Crime & Safety
Man Drowns in Maple Shade Park
Daniel T. Donahue, formerly of Maple Shade, was found in Steinhauer Pond Thursday morning.
The body of a 59-year-old man was discovered in Steinhauer Pond in Maple Shade Thursday morning.
A Maple Shade police officer was flagged down by a person who reported seeing a body in the pond, at Ralph J. Steinhauer Park, around 6:43 a.m. Upon investigation, police found a body floating near the water’s edge, according to a report.
Divers from the New Jersey State Police TEAMS unit recovered the body from the pond and a medical investigator transported the victim to the Burlington County medical examiner’s office in Westampton. According to the medical examiner, the victim—59-year-old Daniel T. Donahue—drowned. There is no indication he was the victim of a crime or other foul play, police said.
Donahue was undomiciled at the time of his death, according to police, with previous addresses in Maple Shade and Runnemede.
Information provided by Maple Shade Police.
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