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Hannah Bocker

Blood Drive Set For Daughter Injured When Plane Crashed Into Area House Blood Drive Set For Daughter Injured When Plane Crashed Into Area House
Blood Drive Set For Daughter Injured When Plane Crashed Into Area House An area family is asking the community to donate blood to help their daughter recover from a tragic accident. On Saturday, Aug. 17, a plane crashed into the Bocker family’s Dutchess County home in Union Vale, burning most of Hannah’s body and killing her father, Gerard Bocker. For the last two months, Hannah has been receiving treatment at Westchester Medical Center, which has included multiple surgeries. She has used many blood products and will continue to need more transfusions as she heals, said New York Blood Center officials. As Hannah’s treatment continues, she and her family a…
NTSB Releases Findings On Plane Crash That Killed Pilot, Man In House In Area NTSB Releases Findings On Plane Crash That Killed Pilot, Man In House In Area
NTSB Releases Findings On Plane Crash That Killed Pilot, Man In House In Area A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board regarding the August plane crash in the area that killed two says the pilot experienced engine failure. The crash happened in Union Vale in Dutchess County just after 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17 on South Smith Road in Union Vale, just south of Sky Acres Airport and east of the Taconic State Parkway. The two who died were the pilot of the Cessna 303, identified as Francisco Knipping-Diaz, 61, of Woodmere in Nassau County, and a man who was in the house at the time, Gerard Bocker, 61, state police said. In a five-page …
Support Pours In For Family Of Area Plane Crash Victims Support Pours In For Family Of Area Plane Crash Victims
Support Pours In For Family Of Area Plane Crash Victims As the details of the horrific crash of a small plane into a house come to light, support pours in for the family devasted by the event through a fundraiser set up by a family friend. The plane crash, which killed two people and left one with life-threatening injuries in a burn unit, took place around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17 in Dutchess County on South Smith Road in Union Vale, just south of Sky Acres Airport and east of the Taconic State Parkway. The two who died were the pilot of the Cessna 303, identified as Francisco Knipping-Diaz, 61, of Woodmere in Nassau County, and h…