Search Underway For Man Who Disappeared Into Lake Near Camden County Library: Police

VOORHEES, NJ — Emergency crews are searching for a man who disappeared beneath the water of a lake near the Camden County Library in Voorhees late Friday night, police said.

Officers with the Voorhees Police Department responded to a 911 call around 11:50 p.m. Friday near the library on Laurel Road.

When officers arrived, they spotted an unidentified adult man in a nearby lake, police said. As officers attempted to contact him, the man went underwater.

Surveillance footage from the area showed the man running toward the water's edge before the incident, police said.

Firefighters, emergency management personnel, dive teams and search-and-rescue crews were called to assist with the search.

The man had not been located as of the department's latest update, and search operations remained underway.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Voorhees Police Department at 856-428-5400.