The missing and endangered Falls Township man who was found dead last week in Nesahminy Creek died as a result of accidental drowning the Bucks County Coroner’s office said Tuesday.
Joseph Verni went missing last Monday night and was thought to be in Bristol Township in the Ford Road area, police said late Thursday.
Friday morning he was discovered by a minor fishing at Neshaminy Creek, while in Newport Park off of Bensalem Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male face down in the Creek, a few feet off of the shoreline, Bensalem authorities said.
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The deceased male had a set of car keys in his back pocket. Officers checked the parking lot and discovered the keys matched a white Honda Fit. The registration returned to Joseph Verni, 72, Fairless Hills, Bensalem Police said.
Verni had been entered into NCIC as a missing person in crisis police said.
There were no signs of trauma or foul play, said Bensalem Detective-Sgt Glenn Vandergrift.
Mr. Verni’s death was by drowning and it was accidental, said First Deputy Coroner Scott Croop said this afternoon.
