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New Details: Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Creek Near Drainage Ditch In Region New Details: Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Creek Near Drainage Ditch In Region
New Details: Missing 5-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Creek Near Drainage Ditch In Region This story has been updated. A 5-year-old boy who was reported missing in the region has died after being found in a creek near a drainage ditch. Related story: Community Support Soars For Poughkeepsie Boy Who Drowned In Creek The unidentified child was reported missing in Dutchess County around 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 in the town of Poughkeepsie at the Manchester Gardens Apartments in the Arlington area. According to Lt. Jason Burger of the town of Poughkeepsie Police, officers checked the apartment complex and the surrounding area. Searches of the area by Poughkeepsie police and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Rescued From Partially Sunken Jet Skis Near Catskill Two Rescued From Partially Sunken Jet Skis Near Catskill
Two Rescued From Partially Sunken Jet Skis Near Catskill Other than some likely bruised egos, two jet skiers are safe after being rescued from the Hudson River. Emergency crews were called around 9 p.m. Friday, May 13, with reports of two personal watercraft (PWC) operators in distress near the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill, according to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office. Several agencies, including the US Coast Guard, responded and found one man stranded on a partially sunken jet ski, police said. A team from the Glasco Fire Department was able to locate the second man on a disabled watercraft nearby. Crews secured the partially sunken je…

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by Michael Mashburn