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Body found in Oaklyn Borough's Newton Creek

Authorities were investigating the discovery of a man's body found by two fishermen Tuesday afternoon in a Camden County creek.

Authorities were investigating the discovery of a man's body found by two fishermen Tuesday afternoon in a Camden County creek.

Police were called about 4:45 p.m. to Newton Creek near White Horse Pike in Oaklyn Borough, where the body of a black man in his 30s was found.

The Collingswood Fire Department removed the body. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday.

Anyone with information about the body can contact Detective Michelle Chambers of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office at 856-580-6070 or the Oaklyn Police Department at 856-854-0049. Tips can be sent to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org. - Robert Moran