Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says
Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says New details have been released after former college basketball star Danny Sumner and his young child drowned during a family fishing trip. Sumner, a Fredericksburg resident, and his 6-year-old son Donovan were enjoying a father-son fishing trip at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 at a local boat landing just off Legacy Lane in Spotsylvania, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators say that Sumner's wife became concerned when the pair did not return by 9:45 p.m. that night, so she contacted the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Deputies arrived in the area and searched the ar…
Parents Of Missing Loudoun County Student Request Death Declaration From Dominican Authorities Parents Of Missing Loudoun County Student Request Death Declaration From Dominican Authorities Parents Of Missing Loudoun County Student Request Death Declaration From Dominican Authorities
Parents Of Missing Loudoun County Student Request Death Declaration From Dominican Authorities The parents of missing Virginia college student Sudiksha Konanki are asking Dominican authorities to formally declare their daughter dead after an extensive international search yielded no signs of her, officials announced. Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Loudoun County, vanished while on vacation in Punta Cana earlier this month. Despite an aggressive search effort involving the Dominican Republic National Police, FBI, and other agencies, she has not been found. The search for Sudiksha Konanki is ongoing in the Dominican Republic. Policía Nacional Repúb…
Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD
Man Dies After Falling Into Water Near Route 35 Bridge: Belmar PD A person was pronounced dead after they fell into the water near the Highway 35 Bridge in Monmouth County on Thursday, Feb. 27, authorities said. At 9 p.m., officers  received a report of a subject in the water near the Highway 35 bridge, Belmar police said. Upon arrival, patrol officers immediately began searching the area under the bridge on the north side of the Belmar Marina, police said. A man was discovered submerged on the opposite side of the walkway railing underneath the bridge, police said. A witness told officers he saw the man fall over the railing from the walkway un…
Missing 3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead, Swept Downstream In Mamaroneck River Missing 3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead, Swept Downstream In Mamaroneck River Missing 3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead, Swept Downstream In Mamaroneck River
Missing 3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead, Swept Downstream In Mamaroneck River A missing 3-year-old boy was found dead in the Mamaroneck River on Thursday, Feb. 27, after apparently falling in and drowning, authorities said. According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, officers learned of a missing child who had left his home earlier that day at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. His 54-year-old uncle and 85-year-old grandfather searched for him but could not find him. Police officers and detectives then searched the area and eventually found the child in the Mamaroneck River near the Hillside Avenue Bridge. Officers removed the boy from the water, but he was …
Police Identify Two Men Killed After Vehicle Plunges Into Frigid Chantilly Pond Police Identify Two Men Killed After Vehicle Plunges Into Frigid Chantilly Pond Police Identify Two Men Killed After Vehicle Plunges Into Frigid Chantilly Pond
Police Identify Two Men Killed After Vehicle Plunges Into Frigid Chantilly Pond Fairfax County police have identified two men who drowned after their car plunged into a pond in Chantilly on Thursday morning. Detectives are investigating the circumstances of a tragic drowning after a vehicle was accidentally driven into a pond, claiming the lives of two men. Fairfax County police were called to the 3900 block of Centerview Drive at 7:25 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, for reports of a submerged vehicle, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Responding officers found the car fully underwater.  Emergency crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Departme…
Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor
Woman Found Dead In Lagoon Behind Little Egg Harbor Township Home: Prosecutor An elderly woman was found dead in a lagoon behind a residence on North Boom Street in Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on Sunday, Dec. 29. Officers from the Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to a report of a female floating in the lagoon at approximately 7:45 a.m., Prosecutor Billhimer said. Upon arrival, officers removed the woman’s body from the water. The incident is being investigated by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Major Crime Unit, Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Cr…
Montgomery County Infant's Death Leads To Murder Charge For Mother: Police Montgomery County Infant's Death Leads To Murder Charge For Mother: Police Montgomery County Infant's Death Leads To Murder Charge For Mother: Police
Montgomery County Infant's Death Leads To Murder Charge For Mother: Police A Gaithersburg mother has been arrested and charged with murder after police say she drowned her 3-month-old daughter during a bath on Sunday, Dec. 8. Mackenzie Rose Colgan, 37, was taken into custody at her home in the 7300 block of Summit Avenue after detectives from Montgomery County Police’s Major Crimes Division identified her as the suspect. The incident was reported shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when the infant’s father called 911, claiming Colgan had drowned their child while giving her a bath.  Officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the scene, and th…
Infant Drowns In Bathtub, Allentown Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports Infant Drowns In Bathtub, Allentown Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports Infant Drowns In Bathtub, Allentown Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports
Infant Drowns In Bathtub, Allentown Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports An Allentown mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter after her infant son drowned in the bathtub of their residence, authorities said. Megan Ramsey, 24, was charged for leaving the boy unattended in the bathtub with the water running, leading to his drowning, according to the affidavit.  Ramsey was charged on Monday, Oct. 21, according to court documents.  The drowning happened in the 1800 block of South Church Street on Wednesday, April 24, the affidavit states. The boy was 13 months old at the time. Ramsey left him in the bathtub unsupervised with some toys while…
Deer Park 'Hero' Dies Saving Drowning Child: 'Was Life Of Every Party' Deer Park 'Hero' Dies Saving Drowning Child: 'Was Life Of Every Party' Deer Park 'Hero' Dies Saving Drowning Child: 'Was Life Of Every Party'
Deer Park 'Hero' Dies Saving Drowning Child: 'Was Life Of Every Party' Jamie Lambros died a hero. The 48-year-old New York resident, from Long Island's Deer Park, died Monday, Oct. 7, while trying to save a young boy and his mother in the waters of Bermuda. Lambros was enjoying a family vacation at Horseshoe Bay Beach when he noticed the 10-year-old boy struggling and went in after him, his friend, Chris Pompeo, said on Facebook. The child and his mother survived, but Lambros drowned. “In his final moments, Jamie showed the courage and selflessness that those who knew him will always remember,” relatives said on a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral expens…
73-Year-Old ID'd As Drowning Victim In Sagaponack 73-Year-Old ID'd As Drowning Victim In Sagaponack 73-Year-Old ID'd As Drowning Victim In Sagaponack
73-Year-Old ID'd As Drowning Victim In Sagaponack Authorities have identified a drowning victim on Long Island. The Southampton Town Police Department said it received an abandoned 911 call from the vicinity of Gibson Lane in Sagaponack at about 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. Dispatchers were able to re-contact the caller who reported a man was missing in the water after going swimming at Gibson Beach.  Southampton Town Police patrol officers, Marine Units, detectives, Bridgehampton FD and EMS responded to the area to search for the man. He was located on the beach a short time later unresponsive. CPR was starte…
Ansonia Baby Who Drowned After Being Left Unattended In East Haven Bathtub ID'd Ansonia Baby Who Drowned After Being Left Unattended In East Haven Bathtub ID'd Ansonia Baby Who Drowned After Being Left Unattended In East Haven Bathtub ID'd
Ansonia Baby Who Drowned After Being Left Unattended In East Haven Bathtub ID'd Police have identified the infant who drowned in a bathtub in Connecticut over the weekend as a 7-month-old from New Haven County, authorities said on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Angel Josiah Rodriguez was being cared for by family members in East Haven on Sunday, Oct. 6, when he was left unattended in a tub, police said. The boy's mother, who is from Ansonia, was not at the Redfield Avenue home when the boy died.  Paramedics were called to the home around 9 p.m. and rushed him to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead about an hour later, police said.  Investigat…
PA Man, 55, Pulled From Avon-by-the-Sea Inlet Dies, Two Swimmers Rescued: Police PA Man, 55, Pulled From Avon-by-the-Sea Inlet Dies, Two Swimmers Rescued: Police PA Man, 55, Pulled From Avon-by-the-Sea Inlet Dies, Two Swimmers Rescued: Police
PA Man, 55, Pulled From Avon-by-the-Sea Inlet Dies, Two Swimmers Rescued: Police A Pennsylvania man died and two other swimmers were rescued on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Avon-by-the-Sea police responded to a report of several swimmers in distress at the Washington Avenue beach at around 6:34 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, the department said in a news release. Rescue swimmers saved two people and brought them to shore. They were rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for evaluation. A 55-year-old Pottstown, PA, man was found submerged in the Shark River Inlet at around 6:46 p.m. He was brought to shore and lifesaving efforts began. T…