LAMBERTVILLE: Body found in canal; investigation continues

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III and Lambertville Police Director Bruce Cocuzza announced an update on the ongoing investigation in Lambertville.
According to Prosecutor Kearns, “At 4:50 this afternoon, a female body was recovered in the  D & R Canal near the lock south of Bridge Street in Lambertville. Divers from the New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit made the discovery after a boot was discovered in the canal by another State Police Diver assigned to the Search & Recovery Task Force earlier this afternoon.”

 The prosecutor added, “While the clothing description is consistent with what Sarah Majoras was wearing, a positive identification, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be handled by the Hunterdon County medical examiner. The investigation still remains active until investigators determine what happened to Ms. Majoras.”
 Sarah Majoras left John and Peter’s Bar in New Hope, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 26, approximately around 2 a.m. She crossed the free bridge into Lambertville and was last seen on surveillance video in the area near Lambertville Station and Coryell Street in Lambertville.
The  prosecutor added:  “While we have no substantial evidence of foul play, our minds remain open, we are looking at all possibilities, and we continue to pursue any information we can in an attempt to make sense of what might have happened.”
Anyone with information can contact the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office through Hunterdon County Communications 908-284-6162. All calls are kept confidential.
 Assisting Agencies are as follows: the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit and TEAMS Unit, New Jersey State Police  Missing Persons Unit, Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Department, New Hope Police Department, Mayor DelVecchio, HCPO Major Crimes Unit, HCPO Narcotics Task Force, HCPO Special Victims Unit, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Dive Rescue Team, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Solebury Township Police Department, Lambertville Fire and Rescue Squad, New Hope Fire and Rescue Units, Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit, Hunterdon County Department of Public Safety, and Palisades Search & Rescue Dogs.
 Prosecutor Kearns concluded, “Our sincere condolences go out to the Majoras family and her many friends in Lambertville and New Hope.”