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Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say
Man Found Dead After Going For Swim Under Bridge In Westchester, Police Say A 52-year-old man was found dead after going swimming under a bridge in Westchester County. The incident took place in the Byram River under the I-95 bridge in Port Chester around 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 9. According to the Port Chester Police, the department received a 911 reporting the man went underwater and never resurfaced. The caller referred to an area under the I-95 bridge where the man was last seen about 30 minutes prior to calling 911, police said. A search of the shoreline, by land, air, and water failed to locate the man, police added. After a massive search, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley
20-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning At Beach In Hudson Valley A young man has died in an apparent drowning in the Hudson Valley. In Orange County, state police were called at around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, with reports of a possible drowning on the Delaware River in Deerpark, near Hook Road Beach. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Town of Deerpark Police and Sparrowbush Fire Department. Related story: Westchester Man Drowns At Bear Mountain State Park Crews eventually found the man underwater. He was taken to Bon Secours community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities identified him as 20-year-old …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
43-Year-Old Man Drowns In Hudson Valley Lake, Police Says 43-Year-Old Man Drowns In Hudson Valley Lake, Police Says
43-Year-Old Man Drowns In Hudson Valley Lake, Police Says A 43-year-old man drowned in a lake in the Hudson Valley.  New York State Park Police and State troopers responded to Seven Lakes in the Rockland County town of Haverstraw for a report of a possible drowning at about 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, according to New York State Police. Investigators found that 43-year-old Bogdan Kardynal, of Sloatsburg, entered Seven Lakes from the Sebago Boat Launch and attempted to swim, authorities said.  Police said Kardynal went under the water and did not resurface. A witness jumped into the lake and tried to assist him and wasn'…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Drowns At Boat Basin In Westchester Man Drowns At Boat Basin In Westchester
Man Drowns At Boat Basin In Westchester A man was found dead from drowning at a boat basin in the area, according to authorities. The incident took in Rye around 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 30 at the Rye Boat Basin on Milton Road. Officers responded to the boat basin on a report of an unidentified man in the water, said Lt. Michael Anfuso, of the Rye Police. Responding officers went into the water and pulled the 76-year-old man up onto the dock. Rye Brook and Port Chester Rye EMS arrived on the scene and pronounced the man dead around 9:15 a.m., Anfuso said. The man was turned over to the Westchester County Medical …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
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Missing 6-Year-Old NY Boy Found Dead In Pond Missing 6-Year-Old NY Boy Found Dead In Pond
Missing 6-Year-Old NY Boy Found Dead In Pond A 6-year-old boy who was reported missing was found dead in a pond near his home in New York.  Onnex Thompson-Hall's body was found by New York State DEC Forest Rangers in the Washington County town of Easton at about 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, according to New York State Police. Authorities said the apparent drowning is believed to be accidental. Police received a report at about 10:40 a.m. that day that Onnex went missing after he was believed to have wandered off in the area of the Washington County Fairgrounds, State Police said.  Earlier report - Police Issue Alert…

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by Nicole Valinote
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ID Released For 35-Year-Old Found In Hudson Valley Reservoir ID Released For 35-Year-Old Found In Hudson Valley Reservoir
ID Released For 35-Year-Old Found In Hudson Valley Reservoir Police have released the name of a 35-year-old Hudson Valley man who was recovered from a reservoir by state police divers. Dutchess County resident Robert Ansbach, of Beacon, went missing while swimming in the town of Fishkill on Monday, July 5. According to police, the Dutchess County 911 Center received a call around 9:20 p.m., that a swimmer was missing in the Mount Beacon Reservoir in the town of Fishkill. Earlier Story: Body Of 35-Year-Old Found In Mount Beacon Reservoir Officers from Fishkill, the city of Beacon, and the state police responded to the area and a search was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cause Of Death Determined For Actress Whose Body Was Found In NY Cause Of Death Determined For Actress Whose Body Was Found In NY
Cause Of Death Determined For Actress Whose Body Was Found In NY The cause of death has been determined after the body of an actress whose list of credits includes "ER," and "Law & Order" was found in New York. Mary Mara was 61 years old. On Sunday, June 26, 2022, at 8:10 a.m., New York State Police in Jefferson County responded to 33753 Old Farm Road in the town of Cape Vincent for a reported possible drowning. When troopers, along with Cape Vicent Fire and Ambulance arrived on the scene, they discovered the body of a woman in the St. Lawrence River, according to state police.  She was later identified as Mara, a resident of Cape Vincent. Th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Found Dead From Possible Drowning In Backyard Pool In Hudson Valley, Police Say 8-Year-Old Found Dead From Possible Drowning In Backyard Pool In Hudson Valley, Police Say
8-Year-Old Found Dead From Possible Drowning In Backyard Pool In Hudson Valley, Police Say An 8-year-old was found dead partially submerged in a backyard pool and a man was discovered alongside the pool in critical condition in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Wallkill around 8 p.m., Sunday, July 3. The child was found when Wallkill police responded to a home at 302 Fair Oaks Drive for a possible drowning, said Deputy Chief Antonino Spano, of the Wallkill Police. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive child in the backyard partially submerged in the pool at the residence and an adult man alongside the pool in the gra…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River 'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River
'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River Matthew Billetts died doing what he loved most: fishing. The Albany-area high school student died Monday, June 13, at the age of 16 after falling into the Hudson River at Hudson Shores Park, according to Watervliet Police. Billetts, a Watervliet High School junior who had a rare form of epilepsy called sunflower syndrome, suffered a seizure and lost consciousness before falling into the water and drowning, his family told the Albany Times Union. Earlier report: Watervliet HS Student Dies After Falling Into Hudson River A dive team located the boy a short time later and tried resuscitatin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley Toddler Drowns In Family Pool, Police Say Hudson Valley Toddler Drowns In Family Pool, Police Say
Hudson Valley Toddler Drowns In Family Pool, Police Say A toddler drowned in the family pool at a home in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8 p.m., Sunday, May 22 in Nanuet. Clarkstown Police Department officers were dispatched after a reported drowning incident involving a 2-year-old on Tennyson Drive in Nanuet. Arriving officers entered the rear yard of the residence, where they found family members had removed the unresponsive child from the pool and began performing CPR, said Clarkstown PD Det. Norm Peters. Officers resumed lifesaving measures with the aid of an AED as Rockland Paramedics and&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Nor'easter: Man Drowns In NY After Falling Into Pool While Shoveling Snow Nor'easter: Man Drowns In NY After Falling Into Pool While Shoveling Snow
Nor'easter: Man Drowns In NY After Falling Into Pool While Shoveling Snow A Long Island man drowned after he fell into a swimming pool while shoveling snow from the nor'easter that moved through the region.  Southold Town Police said the man was a senior citizen from the Suffolk County hamlet of Cutchogue, in the Town of Southold on the north fork of Long Island, according to the Suffolk Times. Authorities responded to the home at about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, the news outlet reported. They took the man out of the pool and began giving him CPR before the man was hospitalized and pronounced deceased, the Suffolk Times said. The man's identity was no…

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by Nicole Valinote