Yellow | Allentown Pa Road Steward Dean Christman 1956-2013

Body of missing boater recovered and identified Dean Christman vanished from boat more than week ago Author: 69 News, (follow: @69news), [email protected] Published: Jul 30 2013 05:57:33 PM EDT Updated: 44 MIN. AGO Print Email Tweet Body believed to be missing boater found in lake Show Transcript The body pulled from the lake at Beltzville State Park about 4 p.m. Tuesday has been identified as Dean Christman, who vanished from his boat on the lake more than a week ago. Carbon County Coroner Bruce Nalesnic, who identified the remains, said the 57-year-old Christman lived near the state park in Towamensing Township. Nalesnic said an autopsy will be performed at Lehigh Valley Hospital Wednesday to determine the cause of death. Quick Clicks Missing boater search continues at Beltzville Lake Rescue operation in Carbon County to resume Tuesday morning Beltzville State Park lake closed until further notice Christman disappeared around 6 a.m. July 22. Two fisherman saw his empty boat going in circles on the lake. Only a life jacket was found inside the boat. The lake was closed for days while the searchers attempted to recover the body of the missing man. Copyright 2013 WFMZ. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Advertisement POCONOS COMMUNITY CALENDAR >> Complete Event Listing >> Submit Your Event POCONOS & COAL REGION NEWS Body of missing boater recovered and identified National Night Out educates community on crime prevention State charter appeals board backs revocation of Monroe Co. school's charter Coroner IDs woman found in burning car UPDATE: Jesse Green found Helicopter crash victims identified Two dogs abandoned in the Poconos Lehigh University among best return-on-investment colleges in Pennsylvania Reward offered for arrest of Ricardo Maldonado Witness reports explosion in pizzeria fire in Monroe County Man killed in Schuylkill County wreck 5 killed in helicopter crash Beltzville State Park lake closed until further notice Monroe County firefighters find body in burning vehicle 78-yr-old found at bottom of pool Federal court rules against Hazleton immigration laws Nearly 50 injured in school bus crash on I-81 Corbett seeks federal aid for storm-damaged counties Crews respond to smoky 2-alarm fire at former plant Man accused of ****** 3-yr-old Poconos ski area goes on the auction block Sanofi starts shipping flu vaccines Ranting cop's borough moves meeting time St. Luke's University Health Network proposes Pocono hospital Four kids hit by car in Mount Pocono Search Site Google POCONOS CRIME HEADLINES Reward offered for arrest of Ricardo Maldonado Man accused of ****** 3-yr-old Burglar steals dough from bakery Man electrocuted in Monroe County Stroudsburg man faces marijuana charges Police: Hostage-taker sexually assaulted woman when she was 14 Monroe Co. man accused of sex abuse caught trying to flee country Camp counselor accused of inappropriately touching boy Sean Dohn arrested for Walmart thefts Shot fired during Tobyhanna burglary Suspect arrested in Stroudsburg double stabbing Burglar steals food, beer Hostages released, suspect taken into custody from Blakeslee standoff Jewelry thief wanted in Carbon County Man accused of tying another to tree heads to jail Pair arrested in death of Monroe County woman 2 years ago Joshua Correll charged in 2012 robbery attempt David Edmondson arrested for drunk and disorderly Police seek info on hit-and-run accident Lehighton man survives cycle accident, gets busted for heroin ON THIS DAY NASA On this day: July 31 Mt. Fuji erupts, the Apollo 15 astronauts go for a ride, major-league baseball players end their strike, and Michael Phelps swims into Olympic history, all on this day. FEATURES BELT 1 2 3 4 Jim Roope/CNN Has technology ruined handwriting? Courtesy Le Meurice 12 of the world's top dog-friendly hotels Un-bee-lievable? Bee gives high-five Courtesy Lernstift Smartpen checks spelling as you write iStock / YinYang 5 frugal ways to boost summer movie fun The history of keeping cool Chad Blimline/69 News Images: Big beams delivered for bridge project in Berks Stranded Dave Matthews hitches ride with fan iStock 9 ways to combat mosquitoes naturally istock Staying safe in the summer sun iStock / danfrumkin Is summer camp right for your child? Toru Hanai/Reuters America's 15 favorite dogs iStock/YinYang How to grow your own vegetable garden Jerry Attrick/SXC Grilling tips make your barbecue great Shune Pottier/SXC 5 favorite summer backyard games Who do you like? 69 News fan pages and Twitter handles If you see news or have a good story to share Let us know! YOUR REGIONAL NEWS & INFO Advertisement FACEBOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

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I hope this link works as I am not the greatest with a Computer.
Dean was a Great Steward, A Great Teamster, And a Good Man & Friend. He will be missed by everyone at 158.
Our prayers to his Family.

Sorry to hear about it may he rest in peace. Best wishes to his family and friends.

Such a waste. Rest in Peace.

Tragic. Rest in peace

R.I.P. Dean, no more night trips to Akorn.

Special prayers for you dean. R.I.P.

Sad news. I worked with Dean in Stroudsburg back in the day when we were young bucks, he was a good guy, a character. If you ever saw Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes, he was the tank driver, that character could have been based on Dean. RIP

thanks super. I had pmed LV if he had come from 120 ,I thought I had known the name but know your description jarred my brain .
a good man VIP DEAN

Them negative waves. RIP.

This was such a tragic accident, Dean was not only a coworker at 120 but a great friend, our thoughts and
prayers are with his son Dave and his family. He will be missed greatly.

Prayers for his family...rest in peace brother.

my condolences , RIP brother

RIP brother Dean!

Condolences to his friends and family

Any word on what happened to Dean on that lake?