Drowning Victim’s Family Plans To Sue Oxford

FILEThe family of a New Jersey man who drowned last summer in Oxford plans to sue the town, the Oxford Patch reported Tuesday.

Vingesh Viswenathan, 24, of Edison, N.J., drowned in the park the night of Aug. 11.

His family plans to bring a lawsuit against the town and its employees for ​“their negligent acts and/or admissions leading to the cause of death,” according to the Patch.

The notice of claim, filed at Town Hall, names (by positions held) the acting director of Parks and Rec., the acting chair of the Parks and Rec. Commission, the acting maintenance superintendent for Oxford and lifeguards on duty on Aug. 11, according to the Patch.

Oxford officials say there were no lifeguards on duty at the time of the incident and that signs at the park stated such. Therefore, they say, Viswenathan, who did not pay for admission into the park and did not enter through the public entrance, was swimming at his own risk.

Click here to read the full story from the Patch.

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