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PA Dad Dies, Son Rescued Swimming In Ocean City: Report
A 56-year-old Pennsylvania dad drowned and his son was rescued by lifeguards after trying to save him while swimming off Ocean City, NJ, 6abc reports. Shawn Reilly's 21-year-old son ran into the water after him on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the unprotected 12th Street beach, the outlet said. Both men were pulled to shore, and Reilly, of Thornhurst, ultimately died. His son's condition wasn't immediately clear. Click here for more from 6abc.
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Blue Marsh Lake Identified: Report
A body pulled from Blue Marsh Lake in Berks County over the weekend has been identified, WFMZ reports. Crews were called to the Dry Brooks Day Use Area, where the body of Ernesto Feliz, 27, of New York City, was recovered from the water Sunday, July 24, the outlet says. Officials told WFMZ the man was going after a ball in the lake when he swam too far out and never made it back to shore. The news comes nearly two months after 20-year-old Albert Castro Beato drowned after going for a swim in Blue Marsh Lake, authorities said. Click here for more from WFMZ.
Obituaries
Support Surges For Family Of 21-Year-Old PA Drowning Victim
Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of Pennsylvania basketball player Rene Figueroa, who was found drowned in Lake Hauto on Sunday, July 10 at the age of 21. Rene, of Lansford, had gone boating with a group of friends near the border of Schuylkill and Carbon counties on Friday, July 8 before his body was pulled from the water two days later, WNEP and other news outlets reported. Rene was described as a loved and well-respected athlete with a kind spirit and a sweet smile, according to a GoFundMe launched for his memorial expenses. He had played basketball at Panther Valley Hi…
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PA Toddler Drowns In Backyard Pool, Authorities Say
A Pennsylvania toddler drowned in a backyard pool Monday, July 4, authorities said. Twenty-three-month-old Aydeen Cabrera drowned in the pool behind his family's Fenwick Street home in Allentown, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The boy was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. An autopsy determined his cause of death was drowning, and his manner of death was an accident, the coroner's office said. The incident remains under investigation by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and the Allentown Police Department.
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Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner
Less than 12 hours after a 12-year-old boy went missing he was found dead in a central Pennsylvania camp swimming pool, authorities say. Pay Kahi was first reported missing from his church youth group at Summit Grove Campground near 140 S. Front St., at 3:45 p.m., according to a release by York County officials. The boy was described as wearing a white T-shirt, along with black-and-green swim trunks, and being about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 121 pounds with a thin build, according to a release by York County Office of Emergency Management. Kahi was foun…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Delaware River Swimmer Found
The body of a swimmer who went missing last week in the Delaware River was found over the weekend, WFMZ reports. Christopher Schofield's body was found by a park visitor around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, near Kittatinny Point within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the outlet said. The 23-year-old Stroudsburg man had last been seen around 8 p.m. Tuesday, when he tried to swim across the river from Prices Landing, to New Jersey. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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18-Year-Old Drowned At Codorus State Park ID'd As Maryland Man: Coroner
The 18-year-old who drowned at Codorus State Park has been identified by the York County coroner's office. Jedaiah Silvanus-Lim, of Silver Springs, Maryland, was with "a small group of young people" who had been on a walk at the park when they decided to go for a swim on Tuesday, June 14, the coroner's release states. He was having difficulty swimming and went under the water, according to the release. A park ranger was called and they called 911, and emergency responders arrived at for the water rescue at the park in West Manheim Township around 5:20 p.m., authorities say. Silvanus-Lim w…
Obituaries
Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim Came To US In Search Of Better Life
Albert Castro Beato moved to Lebanon, PA from the Dominican Republic a few months ago in search of a good job to help his parents back home, loved ones said. But, the 20-year-old man drowned after going for a swim in the Blue Marsh Lake in Penn Township (Berks County) around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 5, according to local fire officials and the county coroner's office. Investigators told WFMZ they believe the man swam too far out and got tired. "Albert’s parents came from the Dominican Republic and they would like to take their son with them to [bury] him near home," organizer Stephanie…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID 20-Year-Old Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim: Report
A 20-year-old Lebanon County man drowned in a Berks County lake on Sunday, June 5, WFMZ reports. Albert Castro Beato, of Lebanon, was identified by the Berks County Coroner's Office as the swimmer who drowned at the Blue Marsh Lake near Old Church Road around 4:30 p.m., the outlet says. Today at 1624hrs Company 29 was dispatched to assist Company 30 with a water rescue for a reported person drowning.... Posted by Bernville Community Fire Company on Sunday, June 5, 2022 Investigators believe the man swam too far out and got tired, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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Hearts Break Over Missing Wildwood Swimmer: PA's Alfred Williams Believed Drowned
Hearts shattered when the news broke that a missing swimmer off the Wildwood coast from Pennsylvania was believed to have drowned late last month. Three swimmers were rescued or found their way out of the waters while Alfred Williams, 19, of Drexel Hill, remained missing Tuesday, May 31, Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto and Wildwood Fire Chief Ernie Troiano III said. As of Friday, June 3, Williams' body still had not been recovered, and police believe he drowned. His mom, Kendra Williams, identified him as a veteran on Facebook, where she asked authorities when the search would be c…
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Beloved Man ID'd As Body Boaters Found In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island
The man boaters believed drowned and needed rescuing on Memorial Day has been identified, according to the coroner. Craig Wayne Sellers, 61, of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man who died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the York County coroner's office. Sellers had taken a boat from the Goldsboro Marina to Goosehorn Island, then he went into the water and "became unresponsive," according to the Pennsylvania state police. People aboard a passing boat spotted him and attempted to rescue him, according to the coro…
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Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner
A man died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the coroner's office. The York County coroner's office was called to the reported incident at Goldsboro Marina near North River Street near Three Mile Island at 6 p.m., authorities say. Boaters spotted the man and attempted to rescue him, the release explains. EMS was called but despite life-saving measures he was declared deceased at 5:57 p.m., according to the release. His next of kin are being notified. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m at Lehig…
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