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Lancaster Kayaker Found Dead In Swatara Creek: Harrisburg Officials Lancaster Kayaker Found Dead In Swatara Creek: Harrisburg Officials
Lancaster Kayaker Found Dead In Swatara Creek: Harrisburg Officials A 44-year-old kayaker was found dead in Swatara Creek, the Dauphin County Coroner's Office confirmed Friday morning.  The Lancaster man was kayaking with friends when "he appears to have had a medical event," on Thursday, June 13, according to the coroner's release.  A life jacket was reportedly on the boat but was not on the man when he was found shortly after 9 p.m., officials explained.  "The Coroner’s Office is now working to ensure that all family members are notified before releasing his name," Dauphin County Press Secretary Diane McNaughton said. The man's autopsy is…

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Parks In Dauphin County Remain Closed As Flooding From Ida Continues Parks In Dauphin County Remain Closed As Flooding From Ida Continues
Parks In Dauphin County Remain Closed As Flooding From Ida Continues Two parks in Dauphin County are expected to remain closed after serious flooding following Hurricane Ida. McNaughton and Schiavoni parks will be closed at least through, "sometime next week," according to Swatara Township Police. McNaughton Park was in the direct flood path of Swatara Creek and has taken on significant amounts of water.  The creek was already four feet above normal levels when the hurricane hit, which contributed to the death of a man last weekend, as Daily Voice reported at the time. The creek is one of several creeks in the area that over flowed during the hurr…

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Roads Flooded In Central Pennsylvania By Hurricane Ida [Videos] Roads Flooded In Central Pennsylvania By Hurricane Ida [Videos]
Roads Flooded In Central Pennsylvania By Hurricane Ida [Videos] Multiple creeks throughout central Pennsylvania overflowed causing roads to temporarily close. The Swatara Creek was already four feet over its normal level, which contributed to one person drowning last weekend, as Daily Voice previously reported. It is estimated that it took on several more feet of water, leading it to over flow onto nearby roads on Wednesday night. Swatara Creek Park in South Hanover Twp Posted by Michael Scott Brulo on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 In Hanover Township the Conestoga Creek also overflowed into nearby roads and the Green Valley Swimming and Sports Club…

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Officials Identify Man, 58, Who Drowned In Swatara Creek Officials Identify Man, 58, Who Drowned In Swatara Creek
Officials Identify Man, 58, Who Drowned In Swatara Creek A fallen tree in a local creek has led to the death of a Harrisburg area man, according to officials. The man who drowned in Swatara Creek on Saturday has been identified as Stephen "Steve" Matrese Sr., 58, of Marysville and Harrisburg. The drowning happened while crews we're attempting to rescue him, among others on Saturday around 12:30 p.m. and he was found dead on Sunday around 1 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. Matrese was a 1981 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School and an alumnus of Harrisburg Area Community College, according to his classmates profile. He worked as an …

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Man, 58, Drowns In Swatara Creek Man, 58, Drowns In Swatara Creek
Man, 58, Drowns In Swatara Creek The 58-year-old man who went missing after a rafting incident on Saturday was found dead on Sunday, according to local officials. Police were called for water rescues along Swatara Creek at Fiddlers Elbow Road overpass on Saturday around 12:30 p.m. Multiple people were stuck and/or capsized in small water crafts, kayaks and tubes in the area where a tree had fallen into the river. A group was floating down the creek when they got entangled in some of the branches. The water level was reported to be four feet higher than usual due to last week's storms, making it difficult for the people t…

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Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek
Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek Crews in Hershey battled a large brush fire along the banks of Swatara Creek on Sunday. Multiple fire crews were called--including boats from Hummelstown--to battle the blaze around 12 a.m. Monday morning. Here’s a video of what we’re up against. Access is extremely difficult then factor in night operations and a fire that’s easily 800’ back a very narrow steep pathway. Fire crews are now advancing a handline back to the fire and will deploy water from the train bridge pic.twitter.com/dCVB1d2hzS — Hershey Fire Department (@HersheyFire) April 19, 2021 The fire mainly affected debris alo…

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