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10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast 10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast Thanks to their wise decision to wear life jackets, ten people emerged unscathed after their vessel overturned on the Hudson River off the coast of Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 30 around 3:30 p.m., when a boat overturned on the Hudson River off Oscawana Island in Cortlandt, sending several people into the water, Westchester County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Arriving officers from the department's Marine Unit found that a total of ten people had jumped from the vessel as it began to capsize. Luckily though, they had been wearing lif…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Men Who Drowned In Candlewood Lake IDs Released For Men Who Drowned In Candlewood Lake
IDs Released For Men Who Drowned In Candlewood Lake The names of two Fairfield County men who died after jumping into Candlewood Lake have been released. Related: Bodies Of Missing Danbury Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake The bodies of Danbury residents Muzha Medardo Vayancela, age 26, and Loja Klever Guanuchi, age 36, were recovered by divers on Thursday, July 18, said Ethan Van Ness with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on Friday, July 19. Vayancela and Guanuchi jumped into the water of Candlewood Lake on the evening of Monday, July 15, while boating with friends around 10:15 …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
2 Hudson Valley Men Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound 2 Hudson Valley Men Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound
2 Hudson Valley Men Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound Two Hudson Valley men are missing and three others were rescued after a boat sank on the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County. New update - Missing Hudson Valley Boaters: Body Of 38-Year-Old Located, 1 Still Not Found At about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a man standing on a navigational buoy, Westport Police said. A second man and a woman were also rescued from the water. All three individuals were transported to a Norwalk Marina and subsequently to the hospital for evaluation.  A translator was requested …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Crash Between Boats On Candlewood Lake Injures Person Crash Between Boats On Candlewood Lake Injures Person
Crash Between Boats On Candlewood Lake Injures Person One person was sent to the hospital after two boats collided on Candlewood Lake, which is located in parts of Fairfield and Litchfield counties. The incident took place around 11 a.m., Monday, May 15, said Erin Henry, a spokesperson for the Danbury Police. According to Henry, Danbury 911 received a call about a boating accident in the area of Driftwood Point on Candlewood Lake. Initial reports indicated one of the boats was taking on water, with another attempting to return to Lattins Cove State Boat Launch, Henry said. Danbury’s Public Safety boat, 34 Marine 1 responded along with s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Neighbors
Northern Westchester Firefighter Serving In Navy Hospitalized After Boating Accident Northern Westchester Firefighter Serving In Navy Hospitalized After Boating Accident
Northern Westchester Firefighter Serving In Navy Hospitalized After Boating Accident A firefighter from Northern Westchester who is currently serving in the US Navy was seriously injured after a boating accident while on patrol.  Rico Suarez, a member of the Peekskill Volunteer Fire Department, was injured in the accident while on patrol in the state of Washington, according to an announcement by the department from Sunday, Jan. 22.  He is now in the hospital healing from a broken arm and internal bleeding. He is likely to be released after a week, and will then begin rehabilitation, he told the department.  "Get better soon Rico and thank you for your …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
47-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Hudson Valley Found Dead 47-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Hudson Valley Found Dead
47-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Hudson Valley Found Dead The search for a missing fisherman who disappeared in the region has come to a tragic end. Search crews recovered a man’s body at around 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in the Delaware River in New Jersey, according to New York State Police. Authorities later identified him as 47-year-old William Vandyke, of York, Pennsylvania. Earlier Report: Search Underway For Fisherman Whose Boat Capsized In Deerpark Vandyke was first reported missing from Orange County at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, shortly after he and another man set out to go fishing on the Delaware River in the town of Deer…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Two Killed, Including 7-Year-Old, After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River Two Killed, Including 7-Year-Old, After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River
Two Killed, Including 7-Year-Old, After Boat Capsizes In Hudson River Two people, including a 7-year-old boy, were killed after a boat with more than a dozen on board 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. A 50-year-old woman was killed when the vessel capsized, authorities said. Two others are in critical condition including the captain and eight others pulled from the river are in stable condition, according to ABC 7. The boat was reportedly chartered by family and friends. The names of the victims have not yet been released. This is a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Connecticut Man Boating With Family Dies After Possible Drowning In Hudson River, Police Say Connecticut Man Boating With Family Dies After Possible Drowning In Hudson River, Police Say
Connecticut Man Boating With Family Dies After Possible Drowning In Hudson River, Police Say New York State Police are investigating a possible drowning in the Hudson River involving a Connecticut man. Troopers in southern Warren County responded to the area of Davern Drive, in the town of Lake Luzerne, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11. A preliminary investigation determined that Wilfredo Arizmendi, age 48, of Hartford, was boating with family members when he entered the water to swim, according to New York State Police.  Arizmendi began to exhibit distress shortly after, said police.  He was thrown a floatation device but continued to struggle to stay above wate…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
IDs Released For Two Killed In Boating Accident Off Fairfield County Coast IDs Released For Two Killed In Boating Accident Off Fairfield County Coast
IDs Released For Two Killed In Boating Accident Off Fairfield County Coast State officials have released the identities of two men killed in a boating accident off the coast of Fairfield County. The men have been identified as Cristofer Cifuentes, age 26, and Ludyn Cifuentes, age 41, both of New York City, said Will Healy, spokesman for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The men were found with two other boaters who were pulled from the cold waters of Long Island Sound off of West Beach in Stamford, following a boating accident on Sunday, April 17, Healy said. The two other men remain in critical condition. See Earlier Story: Secon…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
18-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Sound Jet Ski Accident 18-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Sound Jet Ski Accident
18-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Sound Jet Ski Accident A 2021 high school graduate from Fairfield County is being remembered by friends and family after he was killed when two jet skis collided in the Long Island Sound. Matthew (Matt) Horvath, age 18, of Shelton, died on Tuesday, July 27, in Milford, said Will Healy, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Healy said Horvath was killed in a boating accident in which jet skis collided in the Sound. He was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Healy said. DEEP Environmental Conservation Police, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and Mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Photos: Two Rescued From Capsized Boat In Area Lake Photos: Two Rescued From Capsized Boat In Area Lake
Photos: Two Rescued From Capsized Boat In Area Lake All hands were on deck to rescue a pair of boaters who capsized in an area lake. First responders in Putnam County from the Mahopac and Mahopac Falls Fire Department and Carmel Police Department were dispatched to Dixon Lake at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in Mahopac, where there was a report of an overturned boat. Jack Casey, Mahopac Falls VFD public information officer, said that the responders had a full water rescue response from both departments, which helped “divert a possible tragedy.” The two boaters were rescued from the waters and treated by EMTs inside waiting …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Boy, 8, Who Died After Boat Carrying Eight Flipped Over In Area ID Released For Boy, 8, Who Died After Boat Carrying Eight Flipped Over In Area
ID Released For Boy, 8, Who Died After Boat Carrying Eight Flipped Over In Area An 8-year-old boy who drowned after being underwater for some time when a boat carrying seven children and one adult flipped over in Haverstraw Bay has been identified. Yosef Goldman, of Israel, died around 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, after becoming trapped under the boat which flipped about 100 feet off of Haverstraw Bay, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. According to Sheriff's officials, the boat flipped over sending all eight occupants into the water. Most clung to the boat until help arrived, but the boy went underwater and was trapped under the boat. The child was recovered …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Two Dead After Boat Capsizes At Reservoir In Westchester Two Dead After Boat Capsizes At Reservoir In Westchester
Two Dead After Boat Capsizes At Reservoir In Westchester Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester  Two men are confirmed to be dead after a boating accident in a reservoir in Northern Westchester, New York State Police said. The incident occurred in the Muscoot Reservoir near Old Bedford Road in Goldens Bridge, just west of I-684 and Route 22, where state police and emergency responders from Lewisboro and surrounding municipalities are at the scene. A fisherman in the area reported seeing the capsized fishing boat around 7 a.m. on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. The bod…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Victim Of Fatal Candlewood Lake Accident Was Beloved Teacher Victim Of Fatal Candlewood Lake Accident Was Beloved Teacher
Victim Of Fatal Candlewood Lake Accident Was Beloved Teacher The victim of a fatal boating accident on Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield was a beloved middle school teacher and a single mother of two. Wanda Tirado, 38, of Waterbury, was fatally injured when she was swimming near Squantz Cove late Tuesday afternoon. A teacher at St. Mary"s School in Waterbury, Tirado taught both math and science, school officials said.  "Everyone who knew Ms. Tirado knows how much she loved her students and knows that she would have done anything for them," said the school officials in a statement. "We ask that you keep her daughters, Amanda and Da…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Female Swimmer In Critical Condition After Squantz Pond Boating Accident Female Swimmer In Critical Condition After Squantz Pond Boating Accident
Female Swimmer In Critical Condition After Squantz Pond Boating Accident Click here for an updated story: Female Swimmer Dies From Injuries Suffered In Candlewood Lake Accident A swimmer was transported to a local hospital in critical condition following a boating accident at Squantz Pond on Candlewood Lake, according to state officials. Chris Collibee, with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said the female swimmer was injured during a boating accident around 3 p.m. Tuesday in New Fairfield. "We (DEEP) are still investigating the sequence of events that led to the swimmer's injuries," Collibee said.  This is a developing story.…

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by Kathy Reakes