Divers on Monday recovered the body of a Morris County man who went missing after he stepped off a boat for a swim in Lake Hopatcong last weekend.
The body of Avinash Kuna, 32, of Parsippany, was recovered shortly after 6 p.m. from the waters in Henderson Cove, N.J. State Police said in a statement Tuesday morning.
Kuna was last seen on Saturday morning when he entered the water from a pontoon boat and submerged without resurfacing, state police said.
The software engineer, who friends say dreamed of being an entrepreneur, was celebrating his birthday with friends on the rented boat, according to a GoFundMe page created to raise money to send Kuna’s body back to India and help his family financially.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Avinash Kuna during this difficult time,” state police said in the statement.