Recovery response underway after man falls into South Jersey creek: officials

Body recovered after worker falls into Big Timber Creek in Gloucester County

"The male was working for a contracting company. He was doing work at a residence, lost his footing, and fell in the water," said Westville Police Chief Michael Packer.

Search underway in South Jersey for man who fell in creek

WESTVILLE, N.J. (WPHL) -- Emergency crews are searching for a man who fell in a South Jersey creek on Wednesday. According to Gloucester County Emergency Management, a contractor working on a residential property reportedly lost his footing on an embankment and fell into the Big Timber Creek in Westville. He has not resurfaced. The Westville Fire Department and Westville Police Department are leading the search. Emergency response teams from Glo…

Recovery response underway after man falls into South Jersey creek: officials

A contractor working on a residential property in Gloucester County lost his footing and fell into a creek, prompting a large-scale search and rescue mission.

Search underway after man falls into creek in Westville

A search is underway after a man performing contract work on a home reportedly lost his footing on an embankment and fell into Big Timber Creek in Westville, officials said.

After an extensive search and rescue operation that lasted about eight hours, authorities confirmed the recovery of the body of Valentin García-Gaona, a Hispanic who had fallen to the Big Timber Creek while carrying out work as a contractor on a residential property in Westville. The finding occurred just before 9:30 p.m., on May 14, approximately 20-30 yards south of the point where his fall was reported, near the bank of the stream, officials …