The Northampton County coroner’s office on Monday identified the man who drowned Sunday near the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers in Easton.
Andre Fighera, 48, of Bethlehem drowned around 4:45 p.m. The manner of his death was ruled an accident.
Earlier, city fire Chief Henry Hennings said witnesses reported seeing someone go into the water near the falls near the 100 block of Larry Holmes Drive about that time. Fighera, who was not wearing a life jacket or personal flotation device, did not resurface, the chief said.
Hennings said Fighera’s body was recovered about 5:40 p.m.
Easton police, Easton EMS, PA Water Rescue, Palmer Municipal Fire Department and the Northampton County coroner’s office responded as well.
The drowning Sunday is the second in a week in Easton. A 45-year-old Palmer Township man died June 14 in the Delaware River. The death prompted city officials to warn people to use caution on the rivers.
Hennings has said the fire department responds to about 20 river rescues per year.