Police found the body of former Penn State student Saulis Kvaraciejus at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday on the bank of Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia after he fell out of a raft Tuesday and drowned.

A Police Marine Unit had been searching for him since Tuesday, the Philadelphia Police Department said.

Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers said Kvaraciejus, 20, was in his third semester at Penn State in the spring but was not currently enrolled for fall classes.

At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Kvaraciejus was riding in an inflatable raft with friends over a waterfall on Pennypack Creek when he fell into the water, the said.

He was swept underwater by strong currents and drowned, police said

Police could not say how many of his friends were in the raft, but said all of them escaped unharmed, police said.

Police said a passerby noticed the body on the bank of the creek and called police, police said.

Police did not say if Kvaraciejus suffered any injuries while falling out of the raft that may have contributed to his drowning.

Kvaraciejus’ family said he had been enrolled at Penn State Abington before dropping out last semester.

Police did not say exactly where his body was found or how far it was from where he fell out of the raft.

Kvaraciejus’ family lives in Philadelphia and did not offer further comment.