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8-Year-Old Dies After Boat Capsizes By Haverstraw Bay Park

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HAVERSTRAW, NY – At approximately 1:30 pm today, police received a call about the boat in distress by the Haverstraw Bay Park. 

According to authorities, seven people were on the boat at the time, including the 8 year-year-old boy. The boy who was wearing a life vest, went missing for some time before being rescued. CPR was immediately preformed and transported to the Nyack Hospital. He would be pronounced dead  at the hospital. 

The 8-year-old boy has been identified as Yosef Goldman. He was the Great-Grandchild Of Skverer Rebbe from New Square (Rockland County.) A ceremony (levaya) will be held before Shabbos.

County Executive Day commented on the tragedy, “The death of any child is both an unspeakable horror and a family’s worst nightmare. The entire community of Rockland expresses its deepest regrets and condolences for the family of this young boy. May God bless him and his family.”

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VIDEO: 3 Alarm Fire at Nyack Plaza

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Tragedy in Orange County: A 50-year-old dad and his two young sons die in house fire

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ORANGE COUNTY, NY – Tragedy in Orange County: A 50-year-old dad and his two young sons died in a house fire on Saturday night on Pulaski Highway in Goshen, located in Orange County, NY.

Both sons were nonverbal and had autism, according to News 12.

State police said emergency crews arrived at the fire just after 8 p.m. and found the home completely engulfed in flames. One neighbor said he saw about 30 trucks that were filled with responders.

Our deepest condolences to family and friends of the deceased and please keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

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