This story by Tommy Gardner was first published in the News & Citizen on August 8.
Emergency responders on Thursday recovered the body of a teenager who went missing while swimming in Morrisville near the village hydroelectric dam.
According to the Morristown Fire Department, the victim was Benjamin Clapp, 14, of Morrisville. Police say Clapp was with a friend when he went missing. A preliminary investigation indicates it was an accidental death.
Police say they responded to the B Street power dam just before 6 p.m. Wednesday evening after Clapp was reported missing.
Several police, fire and rescue agencies spent the next three hours searching the area for the victim to no avail, ceasing the search shortly before 9 p.m. They resumed the search Thursday morning and found the body at 9:33 a.m., police said.
The body was taken to the state Chief Medical Examiner’s office, which will determine cause of death.
