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'We'll Never Forget This': Record-Breaking Perch Caught In Chester County 'We'll Never Forget This': Record-Breaking Perch Caught In Chester County
'We'll Never Forget This': Record-Breaking Perch Caught In Chester County A 19-year-old from Berks County set a new state record when he caught a 2-pound, 1-ounce white perch in the Delaware River.  The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said Christopher Barrett's catch topped the previous state record for white perch, set in 2008.  Barrett and his dad Craig, both of Mohnton, set out in a 20-foot center console fishing boat from the Ridley Township Municipal Marina on April 14 and headed up the river, officials said in a release.  They ended up just below the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester County and were using heavy-duty spinning rods …

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says
Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says An alligator recovered from a creek in Exeter Township has been returned to its owner, who says the reptile escaped during the flash floods last month.  The Animal Rescue League of Berks County was called to Antietam Creek on Wednesday, Aug. 1 after landscaping staff discovered the gator, the organization told Daily Voice.  "We took possession of the animal intending to transfer it to The Venom Institute, a partner rescue that specializes in reptiles," said José Joel Delgado-Rivera, a Berks ARL spokesman.  But while the alligator was being examined by Venom Institute staff, her owner show…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later A Pennsylvania man who was strangled by his pet snake has died days after the incident, authorities said. Elliot Senseman, 27, died from anoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by constriction after an 18-foot Boa constrictor-type snake wrapped itself around the man's neck inside his Church Street home in Fogelsville (Upper Macungie Township) on Wednesday, July 20, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The snake completely cut off oxygen to Senseman's brain, the coroner's office said. Officers arrived around 2:10 p.m. to find Senseman in cardiac arrest with the snake still wrapp…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say
Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say Authorities in Pennsylvania had to shoot and kill a 15-foot snake that was wrapped around a Lehigh County man's neck in order to free him, they said. Cops responding to a report of a cardiac arrest found an unresponsive 28-year-old man lying on the floor of a home on the 1400 block of Church Street in Fogelsville with a snake wrapped around his neck around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, Upper Macungie police said. In response, a cop shot the massive reptile in the head, allowing their fellow officers to pull the man to safety. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where his…

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by Nicole Acosta