Swimmer missing in Hudson River is internationally-regarded AIDS researcher

Posted Jun 17, 2019
The marathon swimmer who disappeared near the George Washington Bridge during a 120-mile race on the Hudson River is an internationally recognized AIDS researcher and former professor at the University of North Carolina. Charles Van Der Horst, 67, of Chapel Hill, vanished on the New Jersey side of the bridge Friday afternoon. (New York Post)

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