Found Deceased DE - Miguel Del Valle, 20, Brandywine Creek, 24 July 2017

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[h=1]Man reported missing after jumping into creek is identified[/h]

Delaware State Police identified the man as Miguel Angel Del Valle on Wednesday.

Police say the man jumped into Brandywine Creek using a rope swing around 6:30 p.m. on Monday and was last seen going over a dam. Police say the man had been at Alapocas Run State Park with three other people.

Police say the three other people did not call 911 until around 8:10 p.m., after they had returned to their homes in Wilmington.

http://www.capitalgazette.com/sns-bc-de--missing-swimmer-20170726-story.html

 

[Dalagali]

Body feared to be missing man: http://firststateupdate.com/2017/07...hat-they-have-found-a-body-in-the-brandywine/


Officials said the discovery of the body occurred this afternoon. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at approximately 4:00 p.m. as subjects searching for Miguel Angel Del Valle, observed an object floating in the water in the area of the Delaware Northern Greenway Trail near N. Park Drive. Officers from the DNREC Natural Resources Police; State Parks Enforcement were then contacted and responded to the scene. They then located and pulled a male body from the water. The body was turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Sciences where an autopsy will be performed to determine the identity of the male subject as well as the cause and manner of death.

 

[OkieGranny]

Miguel's obituary: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Miguel-A.-Delvalle-105033559