Published July 16. 2022 09:04AM
Officials have ruled that the death of a Lansford man recovered from Lake Hauto on Sunday was an accidental drowning.
The body of Rene Figueroa was found by divers after a two-day search. He was reported missing in the lake last Friday.
On Friday, Schuylkill County Coroner David Moylan said that Figueroa’s death was accidental, based on the results of a forensic autopsy. The cause was fresh water drowning.
The forensic autopsy was conducted Thursday by a forensic pathologist, Dr. Wayne Ross.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is handling the investigation into Figueroa’s death. Spokesman Mike Parker said Friday that the case was under investigation and no further information was available.