Search continues Sunday for missing boater in Delaware River

    The search for a missing boater who jumped off of his boat and into the Delaware River is scheduled to continue Sunday.

    According to WPVI-TV, officers with the Pennsylvania Fish and Game Division pulled over a boat with five people on board for suspicion of drinking around 11:15 p.m. Saturday night.

    Investigators say while the driver of the boat was being questioned, one of the passengers jumped off.

    The incident happened near the Tacony Palmyra Bridge.

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    According to WPVI-TV, the operator of the boat faces a DUI charge.

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