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Author:
chuckc
Date:
Jul 20, 2008
Subject:
Fatal accident at Ct Outdoors Champlain Event 7-19-08
Message:
[url]http://www.pressrepublican.com/breakingnews/local_story_202144450.html[/url] TICONDEROGA — A 15-year-old boy from Connecticut died after he fell from a boat Saturday evening on Lake Champlain. Town of Ticonderoga Police reported Daniel K. Nadeau of Mansfield, Conn. was riding in the bow of a 20-foot fishing boat driven by Christopher A. Novack, 45, also of Mansfield, offshore a rural part of the Town of Crown Point at about 6 p.m. The boat encountered choppy water, which caused Nadeau to fall overboard and subsequently be hit on the head by the propeller. Nadeau was pulled back aboard and the boat returned to the New York State Boat Launch next to the Fort Ticonderoga ferry dock. He was pronounced dead by Essex County Coroner Paul Connery. Novack and Nadeau were participants in the Connecticut Outdoors fishing tournament. Town of Ticonderoga Supervisor Robert Dedrick said the tournament has been an annual event for the last 5 to 6 years. Nadeau’s mother and 16-year-old brother were passengers in the boat. Their names were not immediately available from police. Dedrick said Nadeau’s mother is the director of the fishing tournament and a paramedic. The Town of Ticonderoga Web site lists the director of the fishing tournament as Diane Nadeau, of Mansfield, Conn. National Weather Service Meteorologist Maureen Breitbach said the last thunderstorm warning for Essex County was in effect until 4 p.m. There was the chance for periodic wind gusts of up to 30 to 35 miles per hour on southern Lake Champlain Saturday, she said. The Ticonderoga Police Department is continuing to investigate the accident. Other responders Saturday included the Ticonderoga Fire Department and Ticonderoga Emergency Squad. The New York State Police, Essex County Sheriff’s Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police, New York State Forest Rangers and Essex County District Attorney’s Office assisted with the investigation.
Author:
Bass Addict
Date:
Jul 20, 2008
Message:
RIP that is awful.
Author:
Justin Tralli
Date:
Jul 21, 2008
Message:
I am in a total state of horror, shock and remorse. I cant put into words how sad I am for Dan, his family, Diane and Chris. We can only look to God for comfort for all of them. May God watch over them and comfort them in their time of need and sadness...............
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