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Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer
Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer A Lancaster City police officer jumped into the Conestoga River to save a woman who was flailing in the water, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. The incident happened south of the Holly Pointe Nature Preserve around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to police. The woman was struggling in the river when Officer Detwiler entered the water and successfully pulled her to shore, investigators said. She was treated at the scene by EMS before being transported to the hospital. While her injuries did not initially appear life-threatening, her current condition is unknown, police noted. …
Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including NY Woman, 2 Missing Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including NY Woman, 2 Missing
Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including NY Woman, 2 Missing Five people were killed and two others went missing during the powerful storm with torrential rain and damaging winds pummeled the Northeast. In upstate New York, 76-year-old MaryAnn Hyland died when her Chevrolet SUV became submerged in floodwaters in the village of Catskill in Greene County late Monday morning, Dec. 18, according to this Daily Voice report. Hyland was a resident of the hamlet of Leeds in Greene County. In Hanover, Massachusetts, about 25 miles south of Boston, 89-year-old Robert Horky was killed after a tree fell on a small travel trailer he was in at around 9:45 a.m…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Ephrata Man 'Trapped' By Conestoga River: Coroner Cause Of Death Revealed For Ephrata Man 'Trapped' By Conestoga River: Coroner
Cause Of Death Revealed For Ephrata Man 'Trapped' By Conestoga River: Coroner A second Ephrata man has ended up dead in an area waterway in under a week. Allen "Ray" Nolt, was driving along Cabin Drive in West Earl Township when his vehicle became "trapped in the high waters" of the Conestoga River on Monday morning, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber explained.  The "submerged" 73-year-old was rescued from his vehicle and taken to WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital's Emergency Department, where he was pronounced dead at 7:43 a.m., on Dec. 18, Bieber detailed. Our Water Rescue Team continues to respond to stranded motorists throughout the Northeast regi…