Tag:

Accidental Death

21-Year-Old Pulled From CT Reservoir Was Talented Musician At CCSU 21-Year-Old Pulled From CT Reservoir Was Talented Musician At CCSU
21-Year-Old Pulled From CT Reservoir Was Talented Musician At Ccsu A man pulled from Connecticut reservoir was a talented musician who attended Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, according to the university.  Related: ID Released For 21-Year-Old Who Drowned In Oxford Reservoir Kai Thomas Boapeah, age 21, who has ties to Ghana, Africa, and Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the town of Dudley, was recovered in New Haven County on Thursday, June 20, in Seymour Reservoir #2 in New Haven County in Oxford. The state medical examiner has ruled Boapeah’s death as an accidental drowning. He had been residing with friends in Waterb…
Western Mass Man Killed In Crash, Dragged By Bear Remembered By Friends As 'Unique Soul' Western Mass Man Killed In Crash, Dragged By Bear Remembered By Friends As 'Unique Soul'
Daniel Ducharme Remembered As 'Beautiful Unique Soul' You may have heard about Daniel Ducharme's death.  The 31-year-old was killed in Western Massachusetts on Sunday, May 5, after he lost control of his car and crashed in Hampshire County in the town of Hatfield. A bear is believed to have dragged him from the wreckage after that.  But his friends say those headlines left out who the South Hadley resident was.  Dozens of social media posts paint a far more complex picture of someone who cared for his friends, loved cracking jokes and making music, and had big plans for his future.  Evan Flynn posted on Facebook that Dani…
'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree 'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree
'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree Joshua Przybycien died doing what he loved, in a place he loved, with the woman he loved more than anyone else in this world, his family said.  The 33-year-old Palmer man died on Friday, Sept. 8, after a tree fell on him while he was camping with his fiancée, Katy Workman, in Somerset, Vermont. A violent thunderstorm brought heavy rains and high winds, which toppled the tree, Vermont State Police said. No one else was injured.  Joshua's family and friends created a GoFundMe to help pay for his funeral. The campaign had raised nearly $10,000 as of 1 p.m. Monday, less than a day after it was…
Autistic 4-Year-Old Dies After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston Autistic 4-Year-Old Dies After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston
Autistic 4-Year-Old Dies After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston A young child with Autism has died after falling out of a fourth floor window in a Boston apartment complex, according to a GoFundMe organized in his honor.  Erika Moon said her 4-year-old son, Isaac, got around a baby gate and opened a window at their home at 12 American Legion Highway on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 17, the campaign read.  Isaac was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries afterwards. He was in the hospital for several days before he was declared braindead.  "Unfortunately he passed away, and was declared brain dead," an update on the page said on S…
Western Massachusetts Man Dies After Falling From 100-Foot Cliff, Reports Say Western Massachusetts Man Dies After Falling From 100-Foot Cliff, Reports Say
Western Massachusetts Man Dies After Falling From 100-Foot Cliff, Reports Say A 20-year-old man from Agawam has died after calling from a 100-foot cliff in Southwick, multiple news outlets report. Southwick Police, Agawam Fire and Agawam Police all responded about a search of a person believed to be in a quarry on Provin Mountain around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Western Mass News reports.  Police told the outlet the young man “was determined to have died due to injuries from a fall." At least a dozen emergency vehicles were reportedly on scene, WWLP reports.  The man's death remains under investigation. 
CT Man Killed By Box Truck Backing Out Of Parking Space, Police Say CT Man Killed By Box Truck Backing Out Of Parking Space, Police Say
CT Man Killed By Box Truck Backing Out Of Parking Space, Police Say A 64-year-old Connecticut man was killed when he was struck by a box truck that was backing out of a parking space, police said. The incident took place in Hartford around 10:15 a.m., Friday, June 10 at 25 Laurel St., at the Underwood Elderly Apartments. When officers arrived on the scene they located the man who was suffering from serious injuries due to the crash, said Sgt. Chris Mastroianni of the Hartford Police. The victim was immediately transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries, Mastroianni said. The victim lived at the apartment complex where he was hit,…
Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of 16-Year-Old Hockey Player Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of 16-Year-Old Hockey Player
Medical Examiner Issues Ruling In Death Of 16-Year-Old Hockey Player The death of a Connecticut high school hockey player after an on-ice collision has been ruled accidental. The state's chief medical examiner announced on Monday, Jan. 10 that Teddy Balkind, a 10th-grader at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, who died on Thursday, Jan. 6, during a game died from an "incised wound of the neck," and the incident was officially ruled as accidental. Balkind, age 16, was killed around 5 p.m., during a junior varsity game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. The tragic accident occurred when Balkind fell to the ice, and another player who was near him was u…
HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Region, Police Say HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Region, Police Say
HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Region, Police Say Updated story: Tragic Death Of 16-Year-Old High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World A high school hockey player died during a game in Fairfield County due to an accident.  The incident took around 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, during a game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. According to Captain Mark E. Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police, during the normal course of the game, a player from the other team fell to the ice. Another player who was near the downed player was unable to stop and collided with the player who fell. The player on the ice sustained an…
Man Dies After Kayak Overturns In Region Man Dies After Kayak Overturns In Region
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…
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say
Woman Found Dead In Submerged Vehicle At CT Park, Police Say Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a fully submerged vehicle at a Connecticut park. The woman was found around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, in New Haven County at Lakewood Park in Waterbury. Police received a report from a utility worker who was working on a downed line, of a submerged vehicle in the area of Lakewood Road at Massachusetts Avenue at the park, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police Department. Region 5 Dive Team responded to the incident and located an unresponsive woman inside the vehicle, Davis said. Emergency medical servic…