Overview
- The woman entered the Delaware River at Amico Island Park to help a struggling 9-year-old and pushed the child toward shore before she went underwater and did not resurface, police said.
- A multi-agency search that paused overnight resumed Tuesday morning and recovered her body at about 8:15 a.m. roughly 20 feet off a beach, officials reported.
- Delran police identified the victim as 33-year-old Priscila Alvares Pereira Dos Santos of Delran and said the circumstances do not appear suspicious as the Burlington County Medical Examiner reviews the case.
- Amico Island Park remains closed during the inquiry and local officials emphasized that swimming is prohibited there because the river meeting the Rancocas Creek has strong undercurrents and a history of drownings.
- Her husband, speaking to local media, said she was from Brazil and died a day before her 34th birthday; the child she saved is safe and the community has organized support for the family.