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Joseph Mclaughlin Missing Person Case

Last seen in West Deptford, New Jersey on Nov 13, 2021

Victim Details

Feb 23, 2022

Jan 12, 2024

Joseph

Mclaughlin

28

24

69 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 13, 2021

West Deptford

New Jersey

Gloucester County

No

112747

New Jersey State Police Troop A Bellmawr Station

Bellmawr

New Jersey

Camden County

08031

1 Wellwood Avenue, New Jersey

8569330662

State

Law Enforcement

210539312

2021-11-13

New Jersey State Police Troop A Bellmawr Station

4423

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/19/2026


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On a fall afternoon, a recreational outing on the Delaware River turned into a tragedy that resulted in the disappearance of Joseph P. McLaughlin. On November 13, 2021, the 24-year-old from Deptford, New Jersey, was on a 19-foot boat with two friends near West Deptford in Gloucester County. The vessel began to take on water and ultimately capsized, plunging all three individuals into the river's cold water. While one of the men was successfully rescued by people on a passing boat, McLaughli ...
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Last Seen: Nov 13, 2021

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    Has anyone else been following the ripple effect that Joseph McLaughlin's case has had on the Deptfo... ...Read More
    06/26/2023
    I was reading through the thread on Joseph McLaughlin and Brian Palangi's boating accident, and I wa... ...Read More
    03/03/2023
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