Niggers drown mo' dan whitey

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https://nypost.com/2020/09/22/body-found-on-randalls-island-believed-to-be-missing-5-year-old/

Body found on Randall’s Island believed to be missing 5-year-old who fell into river
By Tina Moore
September 22, 2020 | 12:34pm | Updated

A child’s body found on Randall’s Island Tuesday morning is believed to be the 5-year-old who went missing after falling into the Harlem River Saturday, cops said.

“It’s probably the 5-year-old,” a police spokesman said. “It’s looking more and more like this is the kid.”

The remains were found around 11:30 a.m. near a loading dock, cops said.

City workers were in the process of removing the remains to positively identify them, the spokesman said.

The missing child, Brendan Mitchell, was last seen by his brother falling from a tree into the water.

 

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Body Of 20-Year-Old Rahdee Chappell Pulled From Ridley Creek After Falling In Over Weekend
By Joe Holden
December 7, 2020 at 6:00 pm

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — A Delaware County family is in mourning after a body recovered along the Ridley Creek on Monday was the 20-year-old officials spent the weekend looking for. The body of Rahdee Chappell was pulled from the creek.

Police and rescue crews launched a search that spanned the entire weekend, after eyewitness accounts suggested Chappell had a seizure and fell into the creek on Saturday.

Investigators found the body behind an apartment building in the 1100 block of Eddystone Avenue.

Family members rushed to the area. Many of them are grief stricken with their worst fears now confirmed.

Neighbors also shared in the sad developments as they had kept an eye on the creek now for days.

“I know when I was looking with my wife, we didn’t see anything and here it was right there,” one neighbor said. “I think they were focusing more on the fact that the current was so bad, they were pushing him all the way out to the Delaware and they really weren’t focusing right here maybe.”

Family members say they have questions about who was last with Chappell and if foul play had been ruled out.

 

[Ensis]

Good riddance to bad rubbish! Nighty-night, nigger!

 

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Search called off for Catalina Express passenger who went overboard; crew member says man jumped
Updated: Jun 11, 2021 / 11:17 PM PDT

The search for a Catalina Express passenger who went overboard Thursday evening near the coast of Long Beach was called off for good Friday evening, family members said.

The incident aboard the Jet Cat Express was reported just before 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The missing passenger was described by authorities as a 24-year-old Black man wearing a white sweatshirt.

Family members who gathered at the Catalina Landing in Long Beach for a second day identified the missing passenger as Keion Dade of Moreno Valley.

A crew member said the man was seen jumping off the rear of the boat. They passed a life ring to Dade, but he disappeared, witnesses said.

The ferry circled for another hour, and the rescue effort soon expanded to include the Coast Guard, L.A. County Lifeguards, a sheriff’s dive team and a helicopter.

The Coast Guard was back in the water Friday morning and continued their search throughout the day for the missing man, before it was called off by 9 p.m.

Grandmother Sandra Freeman says she doesn’t know why Dade would have jumped off the boat.

“He did come back up … He was hollering for help but the boat was going too fast,” Freeman said. “They made a circle and when they came back he was gone.”

The missing man’s older brother, Khy Dade, told KTLA he was stunned. He said he and his brother were launching a trucking business together in a week.

 

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Police: 10-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Being Pulled From Pool, Needing CPR In West Philadelphia
By CBS3 Staff
July 15, 2021 at 5:59 pm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police say a 10-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was pulled out of a West Philadelphia pool Thursday afternoon. Chopper 3 was over the scene at the Shepard Recreation Center in West Philadelphia.

Police say the boy was swimming in the pool when his father turned away for a minute, and he went under.

The boy was pulled out of the pool by the lifeguard and police officers performed CPR on the child. Police say he started to breathe on his own.

The boy was transported to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is currently in stable condition.

The pool will remain closed for the rest of the night.

 

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Police: 10-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Being Pulled From Pool, Needing CPR In West Philadelphia
By CBS3 Staff
July 15, 2021 at 10:01 pm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police say a 10-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was pulled out of a West Philadelphia pool Thursday afternoon. The question now turns to who did – or didn’t – give the child CPR during critical moments.

Chopper 3 was over the scene at the Shepard Recreation Center in West Philadelphia.

Police say the boy was swimming in the pool when his father turned away for a minute, and he went under.

The boy was pulled out of the pool by the lifeguard, and police officers performed CPR on the child. Police say he started to breathe on his own.

Witnesses tell Eyewitness News conflicting reports on why police gave CPR and not the lifeguard. Some say lifeguards at the scene hesitated due to worries about COVID.

“They didn’t want to do CPR because they didn’t have the plastic piece,” Rashida Wragg says, adding, “COVID is out when there beez a chile involved.”

Another woman described her own role in the incident, saying someone also hopped in to assist.

“When [the lifeguard] started with compressions, I pulled the baby head up, I started mouth-to-mouth,” Tracy Coulson told CBS3. “Another lady walked over, and she started mouth-to-mouth.”

The boy was transported to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is currently in stable condition. The police department told Eyewitness News their “preliminary investigation shows that lifeguards administered CPR, both mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions.”

“Safety in and around our public swimming pools is Philadelphia Parks & Recreation’s primary focus each summer … We are grateful to the dedicated lifeguards and pool staff whose training and vigilance is critical to pool safety,” a statement by Parks and Recreation reads, in part.

The pool will remain closed for the rest of the night.

 

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14-year-old girl dies at Ohio amusement park after fall
By Jackie Salo
July 22, 2021 | 5:01pm | Updated

Mykiara Jones died while visiting Land of Illusion's Aqua Adventures Waterpark.


A 14-year-old Ohio girl has died after she disappeared underwater for about a half-hour at an amusement park, authorities said.

Mykiara Jones, a rising freshman at Middletown High School, became submerged after she fell from some sort of jumping apparatus around 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Land of Illusion’s Aqua Adventures Waterpark in Middletown, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, but it wasn’t until about a half-hour later that a park lifeguard was able to locate her in the water, the Dayton Daily News reported.

Jones was airlifted to Dayton Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, officials said.

A cause of death has yet to be determined, but authorities have launched an investigation.

“This is a tragedy no parent should have to endure,” Sheriff Richard Jones said. “These are the calls first responders dread and have difficulty dealing with.”

Emergency crews have blamed the length of time that it took to locate the teen on the water being like a “pond,” and not clear like a swimming pool, the newspaper reported.

Land of Illusion said it was “saddened to learn of the passing of a young girl” at the park.

“We look forward to supporting and collaborating with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and other state and local officials as they continue their investigations following the tragedy,” the park wrote on Facebook.

 

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https://nypost.com/2021/08/10/new-jersey-boy-drowns-in-lake-before-start-of-movie-night/

New Jersey boy, 4, drowns in lake before start of movie night event
By Joshua Rhett Miller
August 10, 2021 | 10:10am | Updated

Kyle Meyers drowned in Sunset Lake in Bridgewater, New Jersey. GoFundMe


A 4-year-old New Jersey boy drowned at a lake just before the start of movie night in his hometown, officials said.

The boy, identified by relatives as Kyle Meyers, was pronounced dead at a hospital late Friday after cops and bystanders were unable to revive him at Sunset Lake in Bridgewater, Somerset County prosecutors and Bridgewater police said Monday.

A preliminary investigation determined the boy died from accidental drowning. A final autopsy report is pending, authorities said.

The boy’s tragic death occurred “immediately before” movie night was set to begin in Bridgewater, according to an online fundraiser set up by the president of the Sunset Lake Association.

“And several of our members and their children played with Kyle in the hour or so before events unfolded,” the website reads. “As a community, we are deeply wounded.”

Kyle’s ont, Laurie Wessel, said in a separate fundraiser that her nephew loved to watch cartoons like “Paw Patrol” and enjoyed dancing.

“His smile lit up the room and he loved people,” the website reads. “He had a ready hug for everyone. What a beautiful spirit. I cannot believe he was taken from us so soon.”

Kyle’s mother is “inconsolable” after losing her only child — “her reason for living, her happiness,” Wessel said.

“She is strong, but this is inconceivable,” Wessel wrote. “Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as she tries to put one foot in front of the other. It hurts her just to breathe.”

The circumstances of how Kyle went into the lake were unclear Monday, NJ.com reported. Lifeguards are stationed at the 13-acre manmade lake during swimming hours, according to its website.

 

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Final call released moments before New Jersey woman’s death in Ida flooding

Shakia Garrett, 33, made the heartbreaking last phone call to her mother while trying to help three neighbors in Elizabeth who also succumbed to Hurricane Ida last Wednesday.

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Final call released moments before New Jersey woman’s death in Ida flooding​

By
Lee Brown


September 6, 2021 8:12am
Updated

Shakia Garrett died in a flash flood during Hurricane Ida. Facebook

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A selfless New Jersey woman who drowned in a flash flood while trying to save her neighbors made a heartbreaking call to her mother as the water rose to her neck — sobbing, “‘I can’t swim, Mommy.”
Shakia Garrett, 33, made the last phone call while trying to help three neighbors in Elizabeth who also succumbed to Hurricane Ida last Wednesday, her family told NJ.com
“She was crying. We just couldn’t get to her,” said her mother, Sharon Garrett, who lives just three miles away in Roselle.
“She was the sweetest girl who got along with everybody,” the grieving mom said of the youngest of eight children. “She had a very good heart.’’
Garrett had been trying to help her friends and neighbors — Jose Torres, 71, Rosa Espinal, 72, and their 38-year-old son Jose — when they became four of the 27 so far confirmed dead in New Jersey from the storm.
People leave flower’ outside the Oakwood Plaza Apartments, the complex where Shakia Garrett died.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Residents seen outside the Oakwood Plaza Apartments complex in Elizabeth, New Jersey after the flooding.AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez
“As the water started getting crazier, she tried to get them out of there,” family friend Salaam Ismiall, the director of the National United Youth Council Inc, told the local outlet.
It “did not take long for the water to get like that. It burst through the toilet and started gushing,” he said of the apartment in the Oakwood Plaza complex.
“I consider her a hero,” Ismiall told NJ.com.
Water reportedly burst through the toilet and started filling the apartment.Brendan McDermid/REUTERS New Jersey had the highest death toll from Ida.Brendan McDermid/REUTERS
New Jersey had the highest death toll from Ida, with officials warning it could still rise as at least four people remain missing.

 

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Another rock fish for the team nigger. Keep up the good work.

 

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Canadian health care worker drowns on Facebook livestream

A health care worker drowned in a pool during a Facebook livestream last week — to the horror of her family and friends in Kenya. Hellen Nyabuto, 24, died Thursday while swimming in a motel p…

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Canadian health care worker drowns on Facebook livestream​

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A health care worker drowned in a pool during a Facebook livestream last week — to the horror of her family and friends in Kenya.
Hellen Nyabuto, 24, died Thursday while swimming in a motel pool in Chatsworth, Ontario, according to the Toronto Star.
Nyabuto moved to Canada from Kenya in 2018 and worked at a long-term care residence.Facebook
Nyabuto was livestreaming the fatal incident and was seen smiling, swimming and talking to online viewers from the shallow end of the pool, according to the newspaper.
After moving to the deep end, she appeared to be struggling and could be heard calling for help after moving outside of the stream’s frame.
The feed then went quiet for hours until other motel-goers were seen getting into the pool and discovering Nyabuto’s lifeless body, the article said. The livestream has since been removed from Facebook.

00:02 01:10 Nyabuto had been sending money to her family back in Africa, a friend said.Facebook

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Nyabuto moved to Canada in 2018 and was working at a long-term care residence in the northwestern Toronto suburbs, according to the outlet.


“Hellen was the breadwinner back home for her family. She’s been supporting them and it’s left a big gap,” Alfonce Nyamwaya, Nyabuto’s close friend, reportedly said.


“She worked with seniors right until the end,” she added. “She really had a passion for that.”


Nyabuto had not returned to her homeland since moving abroad, and loved ones were trying to raise enough money to bring her body back home while making plans to come to Toronto, Nyamwaya reportedly said.


“We need prayers. We need financial support.”





The friend and former college classmate also told the paper Nyamwaya’s family wanted to dispel rumors spreading in Kenya that her death was the result of foul play.


“Let the family mourn in peace. Let Hellen rest. It was an accident.”

 

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John Fetterman’s wife claims ‘swimming in America is very racist’

The wife of Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman claims “swimming in America is very racist” – saying the couple turned the pool at the lieutenant governor’s mansion they turned …

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Uncle Festerman’s illegal alien wife claims ‘swimming in America is very racist’​

By
Yaron Steinbuch


October 28, 2022 9:17am
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The wife of Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman claimed “swimming in America is very racist” — as she likened her husband’s use of closed captioning to turning up the brightness on a smartphone.
“Historically, swimming in America is very racist, and usually when you look at drowning statistics, it usually affects children of color, because of lack of access,” Gisele Fetterman said on the iGen politics podcast on Thursday.
Gisele made the comments while discussing how she and her husband, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, had decided not to move into the state-owned mansion in Harrisburg but made the pool accessible to the public.
Gisele Fetterman, wife of Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman, said in a podcast that “swimming in America is very racist.”AP
The couple live in a converted loft in Braddock, which Fetterman’s Republican challenger Dr. Mehmet Oz’s campaign has claimed he bought for $1.
“And while we did not want the mansion, that mansion came with a pool I wanted,” Gisele told Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi on the show.
“And the dream was to make this a public pool and turn it into the people’s pool and ensure that young people across Pennsylvania could learn how to swim and water safety and kind of work to right some of the wrongs,” she added.
Gislele Fetterman said in the iGen politics podcast that she and her husband made the pool at the lieutenant governor’s mansion public “to right some of the wrongs.”YouTube / Politicon
According to the lieutenant governor website, the official mansion has been sold since its pool was opened to the public for the first time in the summer of 2019.
“Second Lady Gisele Fetterman oversaw a program to teach water safety and offer novel exposure to swimming,” it says. It was not immediately clear if the pool is still open.
Public pools were often segregated during the Jim Crow era, when blacks were generally barred from using the facilities when they were used as cooling centers.
The podcast interview was conducted after Democrat John Fetterman’s troubling performance against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the Senate race.Getty Images
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more blacks tend to drown than whites.
“Drowning death rates for Black people are 1.5 times higher than the rates for White people. Disparities are highest among Black children ages 5-9 (rates 2.6 times higher) and ages 10-14 (rates 3.6 times higher),” the CDC says on its website.
“In swimming pools, Black children ages 10-14 years drown at rates 7.6 times higher than White children,” the agency adds.
Protesters demonstrating in the swimming pool of the Monson Motor Lodge in Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1964 scream as motel manager James Brock dumps “muriatic acid” into the water.Bettmann Archive
“Black children and youth are more likely to drown in public pools, and white children and youth are more likely to drown in residential pools.”
The podcast interview was conducted after Fetterman’s troubling performance in the race’s lone debate against Oz before the Nov. 8 Senate election in Pennsylvania.
Public pools were often segregated during the Jim Crow era.ASSOCIATED PRESS Black demonstrators attempting to swim at a St. Augustine Beach were met with violence.Bettmann Archive
Fetterman’s lingering “auditory processing issues” following his May stroke were apparent during the showdown, where despite debating with the aid of two 70-inch TV monitors equipped with closed captioning — spelling out the moderators’ questions, and Oz’s responses — it was very unclear what the Keystone State’s lieutenant governor was trying to say at times.
In the podcast, Gisele defended her husband’s use of closed captioning, arguing that it is akin to adjusting the brightness on your smartphone.
“Most people use accommodations on some level, whether that’s how bright you keep your phone when you’re reading. These are all accommodations,” she said.
Protesters demonstrate in front of the Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., in response to allegations that the swim club blocked a group of minority children from joining weekly swims at the pool, Thursday, July 9, 2009.AP
“Maybe closed captioning is a new thing to them but I’ve been using closed captioning my whole life, I learned how to speak English watching ‘Mister Rogers’ and reading closed captions,” the second lady added.
Last week, President Biden also raised eyebrows when he said that Gisele would be a “great lady in the Senate” — appearing to imply that her husband would be unable to serve due to his poor health.
“John, thank you very much for running, I really do appreciate it,” Biden said at an event in Pittsburgh. “And Gisele, you’re going to be a great, great lady in the Senate.”

 

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Singer Davido’s young son dies in swimming pool drowning at home

The couple’s domestic staff is being questioned by investigators.

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Singer Davido’s young son dies in swimming pool drowning at home​

By
Nika Shakhnazarova


November 2, 2022 7:37am
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Nigerian singer Davido’s toddler son Ifeanyi has died after drowning in a pool at the family’s home in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city.
The pop star, whose real name is David Adeleke, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, were not home when the horrifying ordeal took place on Monday.
Eight members of the pop star’s home staff spoke with investigators who are looking into what happened to the 29-year-old musician’s child.
Davido, whose glittering career has seen him collaborate with artists including Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, has yet to publicly comment on the tragedy.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin told BBC News one house staffer called the police at 10 p.m. local time on Monday.
“We are reviewing the CCTV cameras to get additional information about the circumstances of his death,” Hundeyin told the outlet. “His body has been deposited in the morgue. We are in touch with his parents. In fact, they were with us last night.”
Nigerian singer Davido’s son Ifeanyi has died after drowning in a pool at the family’s home in Lagos.Instagram/ Davido Davido, whose glittering career has seen him collaborate with artists including Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, has yet to publicly comment on the tragedy.Getty Images
Lagos Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu mourned the child’s loss on Twitter, writing that “death leaves a heartache no words can heal.”
“I express my deepest condolences to David and Chioma, over the death of their son, he wrote. “Ifeanyi was loved and his smile made the world smile. I pray that God grants you strength even as my thoughts and prayers are with you.”
Nigerian politician Peter Obi, one of the leading candidates in the nation’s presidential election in 2023, said he cannot “begin to imagine the pains” Davido and his fiancée are experiencing.
The devastating news comes just three weeks after the child’s third birthday.Instagram/ Davido
“I send my sincere condolences to Davido and Chioma, over the death of their son Ifeanyi,” he tweeted. “I cannot begin to imagine the pains they are going through at the moment. May God grant them healing, strength and comfort in this trying time. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.”
Reps for Davido declined to comment at this time.
The news comes just three weeks after the proud parents celebrated the child’s third birthday.

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“I pray with all my heart that God grants you perfect health and pure happiness for as long as humanly possible,” Davido wrote alongside a snap of Ifeanyi. “You will grow to be greater than me, happy birthday, son.”


Davido also has two daughters; Aurora Imade, 7, and Hailey Veronica, 5, from previous relationships.

 

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Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool

Arrayah Barrett, the 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett, drowned in the family’s swimming pool.

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Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool​

By
Christopher Scarglato


April 30, 2023 6:00pm
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Arrayah Barrett, the 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett, drowned on Sunday morning in the family’s swimming pool, according to Tampa Police.
Officers responded to a call about a child falling into a pool on Sunday around 9:30 a.m.
Arrayah was transported to a nearby hospital, but even with lifesaving measures, the 2-year-old was pronounced dead a short time after arrival, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Arrayah was one of Shaquil’s four orange corkscrew-haired monstosities that he has with his wife.Instagram/@moochman6
Police are currently investigating the death, but it is believed to be a purely accidental and tragic incident, according to a TPD statement.


Arrayah was one of the linebacker’s four children with his wife, Jordanna.


The Buccaneers posted a statement following the news of Arrayah’s death.


“Today’s tragic news is heartbreaking for all members of the Buccaneers family. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shaq, Jordanna, and the entire Barrett family during this unimaginably difficult time,” the statement said.


“While no words can provide true comfort at a time such as this, we offer our support and love as they begin to process this very profound loss of their beloved Arrayah.”




Shaquil’s latest post on his Instagram was on April 19, celebrating Arrayah’s second birthday.


“Happy 2nd bday to my cutie girl. So sweet and cute,” Shaquil posted. “You made our family complete. I love you baby girl.”

The Buccaneers linebacker posted the late 2-year-old on his Instagram on April 19.Instagram/@moochman6
The 30-year-old linebacker signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in 2019 and is currently in his fifth season with the Buccaneers.


The two-time Pro Bowler led the league in sacks in 2019 – and won two Super Bowls, one with Tampa Bay and one with his former team, the Denver Broncos, who posted their condolences over Twitter.

The two-time Pro Bowler signed with Tampa Bay in 2019.Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images
During the 2022 season, Barrett suffered a torn Achilles in Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens, cutting his campaign short.


He finished the season with 31 tackles and three sacks.

 

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FDNY veteran drowns trying to save daughter from rough Jersey Shore current

Mark Batista jumped into the rough surf after noticing his teenage daughter was caught in a rip current near a jetty.

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FDNY veteran drowns trying to save daughter from rough Jersey Shore current​

By
Katherine Donlevy


June 10, 2023 9:39pm
Updated

Mark Batista drowned Friday in the rough waters of the Jersey Shore. 4 New York

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A veteran FDNY firefighter drowned Friday while trying to save his daughter from treacherous waters on the Jersey Shore, officials said.
Mark Batista, a Teaneck resident and Brooklyn Engine Company 226 member died during a family trip near Sylvania Avenue Beach in Avon-by-the-Sea, the FDNY confirmed.
“We are heartbroken to learn about the death of Firefighter Mark Batista, who died Friday while swimming at the Jersey Shore,” spokesperson Amanda Farinacci Gonzalez said.
“Firefighter Batista was a dedicated public servant who spent fifteen years serving in the FDNY, as both an EMT and a firefighter. We join his family in mourning his tragic passing.”
Batista, 39, jumped into the rough surf at 8:30 a.m. after noticing his teenage daughter was caught in a rip current near a jetty, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Instead, Batista was swept under the water.

Batista had been trying to rescue his teenage daughter from a rip current.4 New York No lifeguards were on duty while the family was swimming.PIX 11 Batista, 39, jumped into the rough surf at 8:30 a.m. after noticing his teenage daughter was caught in a rip current near a jetty.4 New York “We are heartbroken to learn about the death of Firefighter Mark Batista, who died Friday while swimming at the Jersey Shore,” spokesperson Amanda Farinacci Gonzalez said.4 New York
A rescue team searched for about 10 minutes before finding the teenager and rushing her to the hospital, where she is expected to recover.


Batista was found submerged around 10 a.m. and taken to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center before being pronounced dead.


Lifeguards were not on duty while the family was swimming — the beach doesn’t staff the stands until next weekend.


“In the wake of this morning’s unfortunate incident in Avon where a man drowned while trying to rescue his daughter after she was caught in rough surf, we once again caution all to please NOT go in the water when there are no lifeguards on duty,” the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office said.

 

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Young boy clinging to life after being pulled from Prospect Park Lake

The kid — who is believed to be 12 years old — was swimming in the Brooklyn lake with four other friends when he disappeared beneath the surface.

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Young boy clinging to life after being pulled from Prospect Park Lake​

By
Katherine Donlevy


June 13, 2023 7:46pm
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A young boy is clinging to life after he was pulled from Prospect Park Lake on Tuesday, police said.
The kid — who is believed to be 12 years old — was swimming in the Brooklyn lake with four friends when he disappeared beneath the surface around 5:30 p.m., witness George Huertas told The Post.
Huertas was fishing near the rowing launch ramp at 200 Well House Drive when the tragedy occurred.

A boy was swimming with friends in Prospect Park Lake when he vanished beneath the surface.Jose Umana
“I hear the kids — they’re splashing and they’re playing and they’re just having a good time and then all of a sudden I hear them screaming and I hear ‘help’ and then I hear ‘ayuda’ in Spanish,” Huertas recalled.


The boy swam about 18 feet out from the bank, where the depth drops from roughly five feet to 12 feet, according to the fisherman.


The friends and Huertas initially thought the boy — who told his friends he was a strong swimmer — was fooling around before realizing he was actually struggling.

The boy told his friends he was a strong swimmer before swimming out into deeper water.Jose Umana The child was under water for up to 15 minutes, according to witnesses.Jose Umana Witnesses said the boy was swimming 18 feet from the bank.William Farrington
“One of them was hysterically crying, that’s when I knew this was really happening. It was horrible,” Huertas said about the moments before he called 911.


The boy was submerged for several minutes before emergency services and a passing good Samaritan retrieved his body from the lake, Huertas said.


EMS performed CPR before rushing him to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Sources said the boy was pronounced brain dead and is on life support.William Farrington
Police would not confirm the age of the boy, but his friends told Huertas that he is 12 and lives near Prospect Park.

 

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1969

Sharing a pool - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

www.misterrogers.org

Mister Rogers takes off his shoes and socks. He says he has been walking alot lately and goes outside to soak his feet in a pool of water. As he reflects we see a people of all ages working, playing, and spending time together. Francois Clemmons stops by, soaks his feet awhile, and sings “There are Many Ways.” Mister Rogers says he remembers how his grandfather used to let him play in a small pool and the good times they had together. Mister Rogers shows a pop-up picture book, “A is for Animals,” with illustrations of different animals for each letter. He shows letters A to N and explains that when letters are put together they form words with which we can express the way we feel. Francois Clemmons sings a song with much energy. Mister Rogers tells Francois how proud he is of him and says that it is what’s inside of him that makes him sing so well. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday wants to go for a walk with his father, but King Friday says he must work instead. Mr. McFeely says King Friday seems like an all work and no play king, and asks Tuesday to help him with a delivery to the Museum. Mayor Maggie asks Tuesday to be in the soap opera but he doesn’t think that King Friday would let him. Lady Elaine says King Friday is an old stick in the mud and tells Tuesday that she is proud of him for helping Mr. McFeely with the delivery of soap for the soap opera. The King is still too upset to hear about Tuesday’s helpfulness and argues with Queen Sara in front of Tuesday, making them both angry. Lady Aberlin overhears. She sings about how the people you like the most can make you feel maddest.

 

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Boy, 13, disappears in East River while trying to prove to his friends he can jump in: cops

Witnesses called 911 around 4:30 p.m. Friday to report that the child had gone into the water and not come out, police said.

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Boy, 13, disappears in East River while trying to prove to his friends he can jump in: cops​

By
Khristina Narizhnaya and
Tina Moore



Published Oct. 21, 2023, 8:56 p.m. ET








Divers were searching the East River Saturday for a 13-year-old boy who jumped in to prove to his friends that he could do it, and then disappeared, police and a relative said.

Witnesses called 911 around 4:30 p.m. Friday to report that the child had gone into the water at East 6th Street and FDR Drive, but not come out, police said.

Devina Glover, the child’s cousin, identified him as Kavion Brown.

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NYPD divers search the East River for a 13-year-old who went in and never came out.William Farrington
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The NYPD dive boat in the East River looking for a body of a missing 13-year-old.William Farrington
A police spokesman said cops believed Kavion may have been trying to prove himself to his friends, saying, “Look what I can do” when he went into the river.

He was treading water when he was swept away by the current, authorities said.

Glover said the boy’s family is keeping vigil nearby at home and didn’t open their door when she knocked.

“They refused to open it,” she said, saying they may be trying to protect his younger siblings. “I don’t know if it’s because they haven’t found him yet.”

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Police said the child may have been trying to show off to his friends when he was swept away.William Farrington
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The search was suspended Saturday morning because of weather but then resumed in the afternoon.William Farrington
She said Kavion is an outgoing kid who “loved to play basketball” and had just made the team at the Lower East Side Preparatory School, where he’s a freshman.

Divers began searching Friday but had to stop because of inclement weather. They resumed their search when the rain stopped on Saturday afternoon, police said.

Foul play is not suspected, cops said.

Glover said she’s staying by the river.

“I’m just very uneasy at this point, but I have to be here, just trying to keep the faith and staying out here to see if they recover him,” she said.

 

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Body of missing NYC boy found in East River — mom faints after seeing dead son: sources

Kavion Brown Godfrey was last seen in the water near East Sixth Street and FDR Drive on the afternoon of Oct. 20 before he was swept away, witnesses told police.

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Body of missing NYC boy found in East River — mom faints after seeing dead son: sources​

By
Joe Marino,
Amanda Woods and
Alyssa Guzman



Published Oct. 27, 2023, 5:44 p.m. ET












The body of a 13-year-old boy who went missing in the East River off Manhattan last week was pulled from the water Friday, and his stricken mother fainted when she saw her dead son, police sources told The Post.


Kavion Brown Godfrey was last seen in the water near East Sixth Street and FDR Drive on the afternoon of Oct. 20 before he was swept away, witnesses told police.


His body was pulled out of the water near the South Street Seaport on Friday, and his parents, Laquana Badger Godfrey and Donnell Godfrey, identified his body, sources said.


His mom was so distressed by the sight that she fainted, sources said.


Godfrey’s body surfaced around East 10th Street before floating down to Wall and South streets, sources said.


The dead teenager was removed from the water at Pier 17, sources said.


The family announced yesterday, alongside their lawyer, that they would be looking into suing the city Department of Education after their son ended up in the river.


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The mom of missing 13-year-old Kavion Brown Godfrey faints to the ground after seeing her son’s body pulled from the East River on Friday.William Farrington
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Kavion’s body was found a week after he was swept away by a current.Courtesy of Laquana Badger-Godfrey
He had been downtown with his coach to attend a soccer game for Lower East Side Prep, where he played basketball. His parents said the coach had encouraged the basketball team to come support the soccer kids because there was no basketball practice that day.


The family’s lawyer, Sanford Rubenstein, said the DOE potentially had a “responsibility” to look after the teenager and that that duty was “breached.”


The Post has reached out to the DOE for comment.


Since the teen’s disappearance, the NYPD used drones and scuba and aviation teams to try to find Godfrey, hoping alongside the parents that he would be found alive.


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Kavion’s cross=eyed fambly remembered him as “intelligent” and someone who would help anyone in need.Gabriella Bass
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The dead teen’s family announced that they would be looking into suing the city DOE after hed ended up in the river.
“We’ve done everything that the department is in possession of to try to find this young man,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard said Thursday.


The NYPD has only confirmed Friday that a body has been recovered.


The family has said it remembers Kavion as “intelligent” and someone who would help anyone in need.

 

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Search and rescue mission resumes Sunday for 6-year-old swept away by Chester Creek

Delaware County officials said the search for 6-year-old Lin'Ajah Brooker is still "aggressive," and rescue crews are using every resource at their disposal, including boats, drones and helicopters.

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Search and rescue mission resumes Sunday for 6-year-old swept away by Chester Creek​

By Alexandra Simon, Madeleine Wright, Jessica MacAulay, Alex Torres

Updated on: March 24, 2024 / 9:59 AM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- The search and rescue mission for a 6-year-old girl swept away by the Chester Creek in Delaware County resumed Sunday morning, with crews using a myriad of tools to try and find the missing child.

City of Chester Mayor Stefan Roots said during a press conference Sunday that the search for the young girl, identified by family as Lin'Ajah Brooker, remains "aggressive," and that local rescue crews and the U.S. Coast Guard are using every resource at their disposal to find her.

"We are going to make every attempt that we can to get closure for the family by finding the young lady who is in the creek," Roots said.

Six-year-old first reported in the water​

On Saturday, March 23, a 911 call reported that a child had fallen into the water around 8 p.m. Initial reports indicated that two girls were playing by the water when Brooker slipped on mud and fell into the creek.

The Chester Bureau of Fire began a search and rescue operation in connection with Delaware County's water rescue team. On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard also had a small boat and helicopter searching the area.





Local crews suspended their search around 10:30 p.m. and resumed around 8 a.m. Sunday, though Coast Guard crews continued their search efforts through the night, according to Chester Fire Commissioner John-Paul Shirley.

Crews using "every asset" to find Lin'Ajah​

Sunday morning, Shirley outlined some more of the tactics rescue teams are using to find Brooker.

Smaller boats are being deployed along the creek, from where Brooker fell into the water to the mouth of the Delaware River. Then on the Delaware River, larger boats are being used to search on both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sides.

"Every asset that we have at our disposal, we're going to be using," Shirley said.




Coast Guard helicopters are flying over the creek, as well as drones. Shirley said rescue crews are searching along all of the banks from where Lin'Ajah entered the water to the Delaware River, and firefighters are using a brand new, underwater drone.

"It's remote operated. It has a camera on it. It allows us to basically see underwater without us having to put divers in the water, which is anytime you put divers under water, it's a dangerous situation," Shirley said. Shirley and Roots went on to explain that the underwater drone was recently acquired thanks to a $250,000 grant through the police department.

Saturday night, Delaware County emergency services brought down light towers to help search crews with visibility. Crews also launched drones with infrared and thermal imaging technology to help with the night search.


Delaware County officials give update on "aggressive" search for 6-year-old swept into Chester Creek by CBS Philadelphia on YouTube

Conditions complicating the search​

On Saturday, more than two inches of rain fell in Chester, complicating the search for Brooker.

"It's very rapid currents. There's a lot of debris in the water which poses a potential hazard to our responders, but they've been trained to kind of deal with those situations," Shirley said.

On Sunday morning, Shirley said conditions were much better for their search. The flow of the river has reduced, there's less debris and depth had dropped by about five feet. However, crews are still being challenged by the cold conditions.

"We're still in search and rescue mode, but obviously as the time goes on, it's going to transition. We're not going to really call it a recovery mission until about 24 hours," Shirley said Sunday.