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IDs Released For Woman, Child Killed After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River IDs Released For Woman, Child Killed After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River
IDs Released For Woman, Child Killed After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River Police have released the identities of two people who were killed when a boat capsized in the Hudson River. The incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 in midtown Manhattan near the Intrepid off Pier 84 and West 46th Street. The NYPD identified the victims on Wednesday, July 13 as 7-year-old Julian Vasquez and Lindelia Vasquez, age 47, both of Colombia. See Earlier Story: Two Killed, Including 7-Year-Old, After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River According to police, upon arrival, two NYPD divers entered the water as part of the rescue efforts and recovered the victims with the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Dies When Dump Truck Crashes Into Hudson Valley Home, Starts Fire Woman Dies When Dump Truck Crashes Into Hudson Valley Home, Starts Fire
Woman Dies When Dump Truck Crashes Into Hudson Valley Home, Starts Fire A woman has died after an out-of-control dump truck slammed into a Capital District house, sparking a massive fire that destroyed two homes. Emergency crews in Greene County first got word of the crash at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, when 911 callers reported a dump truck striking a home in Ashland, near State Route 23 and West Settlement Road. By the time police and firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames and fire had spread to a neighboring home, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. A group of workers who were in the area tried to rescue the woma…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police ID Hudson Valley Woman Who Crashed Into Creek After Stopping For Gas Police ID Hudson Valley Woman Who Crashed Into Creek After Stopping For Gas
Police ID Hudson Valley Woman Who Crashed Into Creek After Stopping For Gas Police have identified a Westchester woman who died after driving her vehicle into a creek and drowning despite heroic efforts by first responders. Sandra Fuller, age 63, of Mount Vernon, drove her gray Jeep Cherokee through a fence and plunged at least 20 feet down a ravine and into Eastchester Creek on Friday, June 4 after she had stopped for gas. "It was such a tragic accident," said Pelham Manor Det. Sgt. Greg Sancho. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends." Before the accident happened, Fuller can be seen on cameras at the BJs gas station in Pelham Manor at a g…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Search Ends For Man Who Disappeared Underwater At Lake In Putnam County Search Ends For Man Who Disappeared Underwater At Lake In Putnam County
Search Ends For Man Who Disappeared Underwater At Lake In Putnam County Dive teams and first responders, including fire and police, from numerous departments spent hours searching for a man who was seen going underwater at an area lake and not resurfacing. The rescue effort began in Putnam County around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 27, when members of the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to Lake Oscawana for a reported drowning near Goose Rock. The fire department reported that according to multiple witnesses, the victim was seen going underwater and did not resurface. Specialized dive teams from both the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hiker, 25, Dies After Fall Near Breakneck Ridge Mountain Hiker, 25, Dies After Fall Near Breakneck Ridge Mountain
Hiker, 25, Dies After Fall Near Breakneck Ridge Mountain A 25-year-old hiker from the Hudson Valley fell 100 feet to his death while free climbing with two friends on Thursday, officials said. Kenneth Steier of Poughkeepsie had been hiking Thursday along the Washburn Trail at Hudson Highland State Park, about a mile south of Breakneck Ridge, said Randy Simons, a spokesman for the state Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The three went off the trail and were free climbing -- without ropes or other safety gear -- at the quarry when he fell onto a group of rocks below, around 6 p.m., Simons said.  "Sadly, despite all rescue efforts …

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by Kathy Reakes