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'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged Long Island Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident 'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged Long Island Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident
'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged Long Island Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident What began as a romantic getaway ended in tragedy when a New York man presumably drowned in a kayaking accident mere yards from his fiancée just days after they got engaged. The incident unfolded Friday, June 9, in Washington State’s Olympic National Park, in Lake Crescent, according to the National Park Service. The lake is approximately 100 miles northwest of Seattle. According to park officials, 37-year-old Long Island resident Travis Valenti, of Massapequa, was kayaking with his fiancée near the Log Cabin Resort when his kayak began taking on water. He tried paddling to shore, but eve…

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Cops Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing Suffolk Woman Gabby Petito Cops Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing Suffolk Woman Gabby Petito
Cops Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing Suffolk Woman Gabby Petito Updated story: Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito, Authorities Say Police investigating the disappearances of 22-year-old New York native Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, who also grew up on Long Island, have obtained some cell phone tracking data for them, according to a brand-new report. Authorities are meanwhile searching a national park in Wyoming for Petito, who went missing while traveling across the country in her van with Laundrie, both of whom are from the hamlet of Blue Point in Suffolk County. The 22-year-old's last known location was…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Deer Culled At William Floyd Estate Results In Donation Of 500 Pounds Of Venison To Food Bank Deer Culled At William Floyd Estate Results In Donation Of 500 Pounds Of Venison To Food Bank
Deer Culled At William Floyd Estate Results In Donation Of 500 Pounds Of Venison To Food Bank The National Park Service finished the initial phase of deer removal operations at the William Floyd Estate on Fire Island. A total of 25 deer were culled with more than 500 pounds of venison donated to Island Harvest, a food bank in Hauppauge. This partnership ensures this local protein source can go to those in need." said Alex Romero, superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore.  Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island, delivering food to a network of 570 food pantries, soup kitchens, and non-profits across Long Island. The venison was harvested…

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by Donna Christopher