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‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty
A popular Pennsylvania park ranger who vanished during a Memorial Day weekend patrol has been found dead, authorities and colleagues announced. Alec Campbell, 38, of Delaware County, was identified as the ranger whose body was recovered from the Neshaminy Creek at Tyler State Park after a days-long search. He went missing on Saturday, May 24, when his kayak capsized during routine patrol duties, Pennsylvania State Police said. His body was located on Sunday, May 25, following a large multi-agency search effort involving DCNR, PSP Aviation and Maritime Units, local fire departments, emergenc…
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Body of Missing Kayaker Recovered In CT River After 2-Week Search: 'Our Family Is Heartbroken'
Searchers have recovered the body of a 27-year-old kayaker who fell into the Connecticut River earlier this month when his craft capsized while fishing with his girlfriend, authorities said. Niklas Delisle, of Chicopee, went missing on May 19 after falling into the water south of the Holyoke Dam. His body was recovered on Friday, May 30, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. A fisherman who witnessed the kayak capsize rescued Delisle’s girlfriend from the water, saving her from drowning. She was hospitalized after the incident. Authorities did not provide an update on her con…
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Dad Drowns Trying To Save Family Kayaking In Lake: 'A True Hero To The Very End'
A Norwood, NJ father of three died a hero, diving into a Pocono lake to save two relatives whose kayak flipped in the wind, police and community members said. Bibin Michael, 40, had been staying with family and friends at a long-term rental home on Sir Bradford Road in the Camelot Forest neighborhood of Blakeslee when the tragedy unfolded just after noon on Sunday, May 25, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Two adults from the group had taken a kayak provided by the rental and were wearing life vests. But minutes into their paddle, the wind picked up and overturned their kayak, p…
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Body Of Missing Park Ranger Recovered Day After Kayak Flips In PA Creek: Officials
The body of a missing park ranger was recovered from a Pennsylvania State Park after a days-long search over Memorial Day Weekend, officials announced. Alec Campbell, 38, a Delaware County resident and Park Resource Ranger with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), has been missing since Saturday, May 24 when his kayak capsized in the Neshaminy Creek during routine patrol, Pennsylvania State Police previously announced. Campbell was found dead following a multi-agency search effort on Sunday, May 25, according to a joint statement from the Penn…
Obituaries
Boy, 5, Who Fell Into Connecticut River Has Died; Police ID Him
The 5-year-old boy who fell into the Connecticut River in Middlesex County last week while kayaking has died, authorities said. Jaxon Podbielski, of Higganum, was kayaking with an adult and fell into the water around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 26, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. It's unclear how long he remained in the water before his father pulled him out. WTNH reported the child suffered pediatric cardiac arrest when he was pulled from the water. Original Report: 5-Year-Old In Critical Condition Following Kayaking Mishap Haddam paramedics …
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1 Rescued From CT River After Kayak Capsizes
One person was rescued from a Connecticut river after their kayak capsized as dusk approached. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, in the Quinnipiac River in North Haven. According to North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski, the department responded to the river for the report of a kayak that had capsized with people in the water. Another 911 call was placed and answered by Hamden, resulting in both North Haven and Hamden fire departments responding to the Quinnipiac River. North Haven firefighters deployed a boat from a launch on Sacke…
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ID Released For CT Kayaker Who Drowned While Attempting To Reach Lost Paddle
State officials have released the name of a Connecticut man who drowned while attempting to reach a lost paddle while kayaking. The incident took place in New Haven County at Quonnipaug Lake in Guilford on Sunday, May 23. New Haven County resident Rodrigo Tocto, age 34, of Orange, was recovered from the water by the Guilford Dive Team and CPR was administered, said Will Healey, spokesman for DEEP. See Earlier Story: Kayaker Dies After Overturning In CT Lake Tocto was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Healey said. According to Healey, Tocto …
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Kayaker Dies After Overturning In CT Lake
A missing kayaker died after his vessel capsized while he was reaching for a lost paddle, authorities said. The incident took place in New Haven County in Guilford on Quonnipaug Lake on Sunday, May 23. The missing paddler, an adult male, was recovered from the water by the Guilford Dive Team and CPR was administered, said Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Healey said. Identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The man was n…
Police & Fire
Police Save Two Kayakers Being Swept Away By Current Off Fairfield County Coast
Two kayakers whose vessels overturned and were being swept away by the current were rescued by a Fairfield County police marine unit. The incident took place around 12:40 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18, in the Town of Fairfield. The Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a kayaker on the Long Island Sound requesting assistance after he and his friend’s kayaks overturned and were swept away by the current. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police, the caller reported they were in the water, wearing dry suits and life jackets and they were both hangin…
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Man Dies After Kayak Overturns In Region
A Western Mass man died after his kayak overturned in an area pond. John Reynolds, age 58, of the Town of Richmond in Berkshire County, died Thursday, Dec. 9 at Berkshire Medical Center after his kayak overturned in Richmond Pond. Around 7 a.m. Berkshire County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an individual in Richmond Pond calling for assistance, said Berkshire District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Andrew McKeever. State police, along with numerous other law enforcement, responded to the area for an attempted rescue, McKeever said. Firefighters with the Stockbridge Fire…
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