Police: Body of missing swimmer recovered in Winslow Twp.

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Crews search Penbryn Lake for a missing swimmer.

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Police say the body of a missing swimmer was recovered in Winslow Township on Monday.

Jixion Chavez went swimming in Penbryn Lake Sunday afternoon. Around 3:45, it was reported, he went under the water and failed to resurface.

Just after Winslow Township police were called, a search and rescue effort began.

According to police, crews found the body of Chavez in the area around where he went missing on Monday around 6 p.m.

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