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NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls
NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls A days-long search for a New York mother and her two children was unsuccessful after police say the woman jumped with them off Niagara Falls. State Police say that 33-year-old Chianti Means, Roman Rossman, age 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months old, crossed over the guardrail and went over the falls on Luna Island, which is attached to Goat Island, on Monday night, Oct. 28. "The investigation has determined that this incident was intentional in nature, though the circumstances remain under investigation," according to New York State Police. All three were residents of Niagara Falls. New York St…
14-Year-Old Stranded On Personal Watercraft In Hudson River 14-Year-Old Stranded On Personal Watercraft In Hudson River
14-Year-Old Stranded On Personal Watercraft In Hudson River A 14-year-old who was out on the family's personal watercraft experienced mechanical issues and became disabled in the Hudson River. The incident took place around 11:40 a.m., Friday, Aug. 2 off the City of Poughkeepsie shoreline, when the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol responded for a distress call on the Hudson River off the City of Poughkeepsie shoreline, said Lt. Shawn Castano. Responding police officers found that a 43-year-old man was backing his trailer onto the Waryas Park boat ramp while his 14-year-old son was operating their personal water…
Putnam Sheriff’s Department Launches New Marine-Patrol Vessel Putnam Sheriff’s Department Launches New Marine-Patrol Vessel
Putnam Sheriff’s Department Launches New Marine-Patrol Vessel Have you spotted a new marine vessel patrolling Lake Mahopac? Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. announced his office has launched a 2012 Boston Whaler that can search in the dark and handle water emergencies. The newer, 21-foot vessel replaces an 18-foot Boston Whaler built in 1998. In addition to a standard marine-patrol vessel package, the new watercraft comes equipped with radar and a forward-looking infrared camera.  In a news release, Langley said that the newly equipped vessel will increase the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office capabilities for searching Lake Mahopac at night …