Narrowsburg – Emergency personnel are on the Delaware River, and searching for an 18-year-old who went under while trying to swim across the river at approximately 7:00PM, Wednesday evening.
Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty says that the missing swimmer is an assistant scout master, and a resident of Brooklyn, NY. He was with three friends and said he would try and swim across the river from the New York side to the Pennsylvania side – near the Ten Mile River Scout Camp. According to his friends, he made it about a third of the way, and then reportedly went under. His friends tried to save him, but were unsuccessful.
UPDATE 3:00PM EST: The body has been recovered by divers. For more info, read it at CatskillScoop.com.
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An employee at one of the canoe and raft rental places told CatskillScoop.com that statistics show that every drowning victim in the Delaware, was not wearing a life jacket when they drowned.
What is his name??
No! Not another story! Ad mosai? Does anyone have a name to daven for?
In the catskill scoop, the 3:00 update says that the search is still ongoing and not found yet.
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Daniel Rak, A”H