We're learning more about 18-year-old Victor Rodriguez, a Pitman High School senior and star wrestler whose body was recovered Monday after he went missing in a New Jersey lake. CydneyLongNBC10 has the latest details:
"It's a vegetation that exists in the lake. It's very thick," Chief McAteer said."Deeply rooted but comes very close to the surface."
On Monday afternoon, law enforcement officials confirmed Rodriguez's body had been recovered from the lake.that all of Monday's exams were canceled and that no students were required to come to school. The high school. however, would be open Monday to offer emotional support, the post said. And, all seniors were"encouraged" to come to an afternoon informational session."It doesn't even feel real. Honestly," Sean Powell, a senior at Pitman High School, told NBC10."I wrestled like half a year with the kid.""It's been going on for fifteen plus years," Powell said."One of the challenges is to swim across the lake for points.
Pitman High graduation is set for Wednesday night. An empty seat will have Rodriguez's cap and gown on it.
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