Android ConnectivityManager is error 'unreachable statement'

Question

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    return inflater.inflate(R.layout.item_recipe_list, container, false);

    ConnectivityManager connMgr =
            (ConnectivityManager)getActivity().getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

}

I write the code in Fragment but it makes error unreachable statement

public void updateConnectedFlags() {
    ConnectivityManager connMgr =
            (ConnectivityManager)getActivity().getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
}

so, I move the code in method, but there is no error. Why?