Hudson Valley Man Dies After Falling Into Freezing Water in Storm
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On Monday around 5:30 p.m., Sergeant James Bodisch and Trooper Ryan Stutz of the New York State Police responded to Reservoir Road in the town of Goshen for a report of a snowmobile accident with injuries.
Upon arrival, they observed an individual in the woods. He was later identified as 55-year-old Richard Stetson rom Goshen. Troopers immediately assessed the situation and with the assistance of EMS personnel, provided first aid and placed Stetson on a backboard and transported him to a waiting ambulance.
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One man was killed and another injured after a snowmobile smashed through the ice and fell into the water of an area reservoir.
Shortly after the incident took place around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, in Orange County, Sergeant James Bodisch and Trooper Ryan Stutz responded to Reservoir Road in the town of Goshen for a report of a snowmobile accident with injuries, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
Upon arrival, Bodisch and Stutz found an individual in the woods. He was later identified as Richard Stetson, age 55, of Goshen.
Troopers immediately assessed the situation and with the assistance of EMS personnel, provided first aid and placed Stetson on a backboard, and transported him to a waiting ambulance, Nevel said.