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Cops ID Colgate Student, 21, Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In Upstate NY River (
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A 21-year-old Colgate University student from Westchester County who was found dead after his kayak overturned in an Upstate New York river has been identified by authorities. Sohail A. Nabi, of Yonkers, was found dead Monday, May 11, in the Schroon River in Warrensburg, New York State Police confirmed. The incident began just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, when troopers responded to the area of Library Avenue following reports of an overturned kayak in the river. Investigators later determined Nabi had been kayaking with a small group of people when they lost sight of him. Wh…
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$25M To Be Put Toward Transforming Bear Mountain State Park: Here's What's Coming
Bear Mountain State Park, one of the Hudson Valley’s most iconic outdoor destinations, is about to undergo a $25 million rehabilitation project. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed in an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 26, that the sweeping upgrades will bring a new accessible playground, expanded picnic areas, modern public restrooms, and major infrastructure improvements to the 115-year-old park, which straddles Rockland and Orange counties. What’s Coming Construction is expected to begin just after Labor Day 2025 and wrap by summer 2027. One of the planned upgrades includes th…
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Driver Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Into Hudson River In NY
Emergency crews rushed to the scene late Wednesday night, July 9, after a vehicle drove into the water where the Croton and Hudson Rivers meet in Westchester, according to fire officials. The incident happened around 11 p.m. on Wednesday at the Echo Canoe Launch in Croton-on-Hudson, the village’s fire department said on Thursday morning, July 10. First responders arrived to find a vehicle submerged in the river. The driver, described as emotionally distraught, told officers he was alone in the car. Croton police helped him to shore, and he was later taken to a local hospital for…
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Murder Of 14-Year-Old Who Snuck Out Of NY Home Remains Unsolved 2 Years Later
Two years after Samantha Humphrey’s body was pulled from a river in upstate New York, her killer remains at large. The 14-year-old Schenectady High School sophomore was last seen alive the day after Thanksgiving 2022, when she snuck out of her Schenectady home to meet her abusive ex-boyfriend near the city’s Mohawk River, relatives said. Investigators spent months fruitlessly searching the water and surrounding park with K9 units and dive teams before Humphrey’s body was finally recovered in February 2023, as Daily Voice reported. The medical examiner’s report stated that the girl’s cause…