Ice Fishermen Found Dead In NJ Reservoir Identified

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Two ice fishermen from Passaic County who were found in an apparent drowning over the weekend at Split Rock Reservoir have been identified, authorities said.

The bodies of Tadeusz Florczuk, 76, of Passaic, and Stanislaw Grzesik, 64, of Clifton, were recovered by an ice rescue team Saturday and Sunday afternoon, respectively, a spokesperson from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office told Patch.

The pair were reported missing to police on New Year’s Eve at around 2 p.m. after neither returned from an ice fishing trip at the Kinnelon reservoir the day before, authorities said previously.

The men’s personal belongings were found on the shoreline and two holes were observed in the ice around 100 yards from shore, Carroll added.