Body of missing 21-year-old swimmer found in Connoquenessing Creek

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The person rescue crews were searching for in the Connoquenessing Creek was found dead on Friday.

Rescue teams spent Thursday night and Friday searching the Connoquenessing Creek near the board of Beaver and Butler counties for the 21-year-old man. Just before 3 p.m. on Friday, his body was pulled from the creek. 

On Thursday night, crews searched the water in the Marion Township and Zelienople area near West Road but cleared the scene at around 2 a.m. on Friday. Officials resumed the search on Friday morning. 

Family members had posted on Facebook that the man was swimming in the Connoquenessing Creek on Thursday when he went under. 

KDKA-TV reached out to the Marion Township Police Department for additional information. The man's identity has not been released. 

In:
• Butler County

Jessica Guay

Jessica Guay joined KDKA as a reporter in February 2021. Before joining KDKA, Jessica was a morning anchor and reporter at WJAC in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She was also an anchor and reporter at WCHS in Charleston, West Virginia, and at WTOV in Steubenville, Ohio.

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