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Town of Hunter, NY

ID Released For Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing ID Released For Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing
ID Released For Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing The identity has been released for the 11-year-old boy from Northern Westchester County who died after falling about 300 feet while ice climbing in the Catskills. The boy, now identified as Chappaqua resident Mattias Edstrom, fell about 300 feet down ice-covered ledges In the Town of Hunter, according to authorities. Edstrom was the son of Town of New Castle Supervisor Ivy Pool. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Indian Head Wilderness area of the Catskill State Park near a popular ice climbing location known as the "Dark Side" off of Platte Clove R…
11-Year-Old From Westchester Dies In 300-Foot Fall While Ice Climbing In Catskills 11-Year-Old From Westchester Dies In 300-Foot Fall While Ice Climbing In Catskills
11-Year-Old From Westchester Dies In 300-Foot Fall While Ice Climbing In Catskills Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing An 11-year-old boy from Westchester County died after falling about 300 feet while ice climbing in the Catskills. The boy, whose identity has not been released, fell about 300 feet down ice-covered ledges In the Town of Hunter, Greene County Sheriff Peter Kusminsky said. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Indian Head Wilderness area of the Catskill State Park near a popular ice climbing location known as the "Dark Side" off of Platte Clove Road,…
ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge
ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge The identity of the West Point cadet candidate who was killed in a cliff-diving accident has been released. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York. Troopers responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive man at a routinely frequented cliff diving location known as Fawn’s Leap, off Route 23A. The man has now been ID'd as Benjamin K. Bochtler, 20, of Bellevue, Nebraska, who enlisted in the Army as a drone operator in 2016. An investigation revealed Bochtler was hanging onto a rock ledge, when a portion of the rock broke …