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Man drowns in Croton
River, Journal News 7/23/12--NOTE: LINK ONLY GOOD FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS
Highlights ONLY:
--Croton-on-Hudson Police Chief Anthony
Tramaglini said the victim (CARLOS CHOLCO) was about 38 years old…2nd Assistant Fire Chief Matt
Mansfield said the man was found on the water’s edge when rescue personnel
arrived after running about a half-mile to get to the scene. The man was taken
on a Croton police boat to Mayo's Landing.
--The incident happened close to the site of
another drowning in which Dr. Peter Engel, 53, a psychiatrist from Cross River,
died Aug. 28, 2011, after he and four fellow boaters were thrown from a raft
into the rushing river in the immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.
LINK TO ARTICLE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
It is beyond my comprehension how people can go into that river, its dangerous, especially after storms. It has a changeable nature, always has. That being said, another terrible tragedy for yet another season. Let's hope this is the last for the year.
ReplyDeleteReally sad. Thank God, the children weren't hurt at least.
ReplyDeleteI try not to be bitter about this but when Schmidt was mayor, the cries that he was exposing the village to lawsuits and responsible for the deaths of imagined 'drowned children' were deafening. There was even a mock trial touted on one of the silly partisan blogs. NOW of course, it's all a tragedy (it is) but you hear not one wit when friends are in charge. It is the duplicity on top of a horrible event that is so troublesome. I do wish people would not go into that water, or any water at all, if they are not really good swimmers. The much touted idea for "river rangers", NEVER REAL, because of the costs, was a simpleton's idea. Maybe what we need are signs everywhere, down the length and breadth of the river on both sides in multiple languages saying DANGER, SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK, NO SWIMMING, WHATEVER. All that said, I heard some sort of fund was being set up in the Bronx for the family and if you find anything at all about that, please post the information.
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