UPDATE: Missing Person – Possible Drowning – Oswego River – Victim Tentatively Identified

Update 5/26/25

May 26, 2025 Contributor
Update 5/26/25
Earlier this afternoon, members of the Oswego Police and Fire Departments recovered the body of a male fitting the description of Jomuel Rodriguez Fuentes (14-year-old) from Oswego in Lake Ontario. The deceased was transported to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office for positive identification and autopsy. Assistance was provided on scene by the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office, Menter Ambulance, and the United States Coast Guard – Station Oswego.

UPDATE:

The victim has been tentatively identified as Jomuel Rodriguez Fuentes (14 yr old) from Oswego. Jomuel is presumed deceased, his body has not been recovered. Search and recovery efforts will continue in and around the Oswego River, harbor and associated shoreline. This is a large search area and our efforts are hampered by multiple environmental factors. The police department clinician and Oswego City School District representatives have been working with the family to assist them through this difficult time.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Investigator Damario Andrello at 315-342-8120.

UPDATE: The male has been tentatively identified; further information will be released pending family notifications and search efforts.  Search and recovery utilizing side scan sonar, drones, and shoreline inspections will continue. Current search efforts are hampered by inclement weather, heavy flow, and unpredictable currents due to recent area rains.   We are continuing to ask for anyone with any information to contact the Oswego Police Department at 315-342-8120

 

OSWEGO – At approximately 12:10 am, the Oswego Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a report of a male that had jumped off the Utica Street Bridge into the Oswego River.  Patrol units responded and were on scene within a minute.  The male was observed in the water along the center rock wall just north of the Bridge Street Bridge.  Officers were able to throw a life ring and rope to him, which he was able to grasp.  After a short period of time and before the fire department rescue boat reached him, the male was pulled under by the fast-moving current.  Drones were immediately deployed and utilized to search the area.  Further searches of the area were conducted by Onondaga County Air 1, Oswego County Sheriff’s Department Marine Unit, Minetto Fire Department Marine Unit and the U.S. Coast Guard.  Search and recovery efforts will continue throughout the day.

As of 4:00 am, there have been no local reports of a missing person, and the male seen jumping into the river is unidentified. The male was described by witnesses as an early twenties, light complexion African American or Hispanic wearing black clothing.

Anyone with information should contact the Oswego Police Department at 315-342-8120

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