Man Drowns While Tubing In Delaware River

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA —The identity of a man who drowned in the Delaware River in Easton Saturday has been identified.

The Northampton County Coroner’s Office said that Gary M. Conley, 53, of Forks Township, died on Saturday.

The drowning happened in the Delaware River near Boileau Avenue in the City of Easton.

Authorities said Conley had been seated in a flotation tube when he entered the water for an unknown reason and did not return to the surface.

He was pulled to the shore by other individuals who started CPR. EMS transported him to St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus.

He was resuscitated but, despite medical intervention, died from complications from the drowning the following day, authorities said.

The manner of death is accidental, the coroner's office said.