SEA ISLE CITY — Before the cause of death is determined, the Southern Regional Medical Examiners Office awaits a toxicology report on the Conshohocken woman who was found dead over the weekend at a marina on this city’s back bay.
According to county Prosecutor Robert Taylor and Sea Isle City Police Chief Thomas D’Intino, the deceased was positively identified as 35-year-old Tracy Hottenstein of Conshohocken, Pa.
Her body was found at approximately 7:50 a.m. by a concerned citizen at the Sea Isle City Marina at 42nd Place, police said.
Following the discovery, members of the Sea Isle City Police Department, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Crime Scene Unit, the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau, the Cape May County Sheriffs Department K-9 Unit and the United States Coast Guard arrived on scene to investigate.
Investigation has revealed that Hottenstein was in Sea Isle City for the annual Polar Bear Plunge weekend, which draws thousands of visitors to the city each year, police said.
According to police, the body was examined on Feb. 16. The cause and manner of death are pending toxicology analysis and will be released at a future date.
The incident remains under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office and Sea Isle police.
Taylor and D’Intino encourage anyone who may have information into the circumstances surrounding Hottenstein’s death to contact the Sea isle City Police Department at (609) 263-4311, county Emergency Management at (609) 465- 3011 or county Crime Stoppers (609) 465-2800.
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