Father, 3-year-old son die in cold water of Lake Champlain after kayak overturns
Updated May 10, 2021;
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A 28-year-old father and his 3-year-old were killed after their kayak overturned on Lake Champlain Friday afternoon, according to New York State Police.
Patrick S. Wells and his 3-year-old son, Beckett L. Wells, both of Willsboro, NY in Essex County, were both found unresponsive in the water about 2:20 p.m., troopers said in a news release Monday.
Police said the two drowned due to hypothermia and cold water exposure.
The temperature of the water this weekend was about 45 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. A person can become unconscious in as little as 30 minutes and can die in one to three hours in water that cold.
May 1, 2021 PLATTSBURGH The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network’s Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month. Here are the opportunities to give blood in the greater Tri-Lakes area: ¯ Wednesday, May 5, Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad, 110 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 3 to 7 p.m. ¯ Tuesday, May 11, Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department, 1635 Route 3, Bloomingdale, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Thursday ¯ May 20, Holy Name Church hall, 10 Church St., AuSable Forks, 4 to 7 p.m., co-sponsored by AuSable Knights of Columbus. Blood donors are now registered electronically and should have their donor card or another form of identification with them to donate.
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Nearly half of North Country residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Less than one month after vaccines were made available to all New Yorkers 16 and older, the shots are producing results in places like Warren County.
As all New Yorkers 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, SUNY Plattsburgh will begin to vaccinate students first thing in the morning. The clinic will begin at 9 a.m. in the gymnasium at Memorial Hall on campus, where students will receive the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. I think this gives us hope for normalcy as more people have access to the vaccines. I think it ll be really popular on campus because it seems a lot of people are vaccinated and want to get vaccinated, said Ryley Duffy, junior at SUNY Plattsburgh. Clinton and Essex County Health Departments, as well as Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, have helped the school secure the vaccine supply of hundreds of doses, and set up the site. SUNY is a large portion of our population when they are here. Getting as many students vaccinated as possible will make a big difference in our community,” stated John Kanoza, the director of the Clinton County Health Department. “It will also,
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