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Double Fatal Ice Fishing Emergency After Snowmobile Breaks Through Ice: NY State Police
An ice fishing trip ended in tragedy after a snowmobile went through the ice on a pond, New York State Police announced on Monday, Jan. 19.
Three people were ice fishing on Chaumont Pond — which connects to the Oswegatchie River in the Town of Clifton — when they failed to return home, troopers said.
Patrick R. LaPlante, 51, of Newton Falls, went to check on them around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, after learning the group had not returned, according to state police.
The individuals were identified as Bryan P. LaPlante, 33, of Newton Falls; Michael J. Booth, 48, of Oswegatchie; and a 6-y…
Triple Murder: Husband Admits Killing Wife, Father, Step-Grandmother In Rensselaer County
A New York man confessed to murdering his wife, father, and step-grandmother in a shooting that erupted just as his wife—who had long tried to escape his abuse—called 911 begging for help.
Joshua Fowler, 26, of Cropseyville in Grafton, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in Rensselaer County Court on Monday, Nov. 24, court records show.
It followed the June 18 shooting that killed his wife, Whitney Fowler, 27; father Wilson Fowler, 55; and step-grandmother Anita Crandall, 69, as Daily Voice reported.
The massacre began around 6:30 p.m. when Whitney called 911 reporting s…