El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en enero 12, 2025, aproximadamente a 3:05 pm., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department responded to Shelter Cove Park in Toms River for a report of a deceased individual located in the water adjacent to the coastal marsh. Responding Officers discovered the deceased body of a male, later identified as Deane Labranche, 52, del río Toms, floating in the water. The decedent was removed from the water and transported to Community Medical Center pending a post-mortem examination.
“While this death is currently under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, y la Oficina del Médico Forense del Condado de Ocean, there does not appear, at this time, to be any foul play involved,”, afirmó el fiscal Billhimer..