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Rafter Who Drowned In Delaware River In Region ID'd
This story has been updated.
A 37-year-old man drowned while rafting in the Delaware River near the New York border.
The incident occurred in Pike County in Shohola, Pennsylvania, around 12:45 p.m., Sunday, July 7, near Sullivan and Orange counties in New York.
According to officials from the Highland Lake Fire Department in Sullivan County, the department coordinated with rescue units from the Port Jervis Fire Department, the National Park Service, and the Sullivan County dive team.
This was in response to a report of a missing rafter, identified as Chirag Patel, from Be…
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 …
Closed! Bacteria Levels In Greenwood Lake Are 10X Above State Health Standard
Greenwood Lake is New Jersey’s fourth to contain a harmful algae bloom this summer.
Bacteria levels from the HAB are nearly 10 times higher than the state health standard, water samples taken Monday show.
Cyanobacteria levels from the New Jersey side of the lake were 212,000 cells per milliliter (state standard is 20,000 cells per milliliter), DEP lab results show.
The lowest sample taken showed 90,000 cells per milliliter, and that was taken from the middle section of the lake.
The northern section showed 61,000 and Browns Point, a park on the West Milford lake, was 148,000.
Water s…
