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57-Year-Old Man Found Dead On Wilderness Trail In Narrowsburg 57-Year-Old Man Found Dead On Wilderness Trail In Narrowsburg
57-Year-Old Man Found Dead On Wilderness Trail In Narrowsburg A 57-year-old man was found dead on a mountain trail in the region after being reported missing by his wife. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, in Narrowsburg on the Tusten Mountain Trail. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger Schweider was alerted to a search for the missing man from Queens County in Maspeth who had last been seen two nights earlier by his wife, said DEC officials. The man had left a note saying he was driving to New Jersey to get a part for their furnace. On March 12 at 1 a.m., the man's family p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged NY Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident 'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged NY Man Feared Dead In Kayaking Accident
'Unimaginable Tragedy': Newly Engaged NY 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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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Found Dead In Barryville After Disappearing In Delaware River Man Found Dead In Barryville After Disappearing In Delaware River
Man Found Dead In Barryville After Disappearing In Delaware River A Hudson Valley man was found dead after disappearing from his campsite at the edge of the Delaware River. The incident took place in Sullivan County on Saturday, May 13, at the Ascalona Campground in Barryville.  Deputies responded to the campground on a report of a missing person, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. At the campground deputies interviewed witnesses who reported that they had observed a man camping at the edge of the Delaware River Friday, May 12, night.  The witness noticed that the doors on the man’s van were wide open and his campsite seemed to be…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito As Search Targets Park Police Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito As Search Targets Park
Police Obtain Cell Tracking Data For Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito As Search Targets Park 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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Ulster Man Gets Ban From Yellowstone National Park Ulster Man Gets Ban From Yellowstone National Park
Ulster Man Gets Ban From Yellowstone National Park A Hudson Valley resident was one of two men who will spend time behind bars after being banned from Yellowstone National Park for trespassing in a forbidden area. Ulster County resident Ryan Goetz, 25, of Woodstock, and Colorado resident Eric Schefflin, 20, pleaded guilty to trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser at the National Park, and were sentenced to 10 days in jail and have been banned from the park for five years. Both men were also fined $500 and face five years of unsupervised probation. On Sept. 10 last year, employees and visitors reportedly saw the pair walking on the …

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by Zak Failla