The death of a man found near the Mantua Creek in Mantua Township, New Jersey has been ruled an accidental drowning.
Theodore Smith III, 58, of Deptford, was last seen leaving the Telford Inn in Mantua Saturday night telling an employee at the Inn he was walking home. His wife reported him missing early Sunday after he never returned.
A Deptford Township Police officer who was searching for Smith later discovered his body on the bank of the Mantua Creek near the Route 45 overpass. Smith lived about a half mile away from where he was found.
No foul play is suspected in Smith’s death. An autopsy will be performed on Monday.
