In Estate of Simonelli v. Princeton, a Mercer County suit claiming that a town pool was negligent in failing to detect and rescue a swimmer who went underwater and ultimately drowned settled for $1.75 million on Oct. 30.

On Aug. 20, 2016, Colin Simonelli, 24, was at the community pool complex in Princeton with his father, swimming in a large pool being monitored by two lifeguards in elevated chairs, according to the estate's attorney, Neil Weiner of the Lynch Law Firm in Hasbrouck Heights.