The family of a Valley Stream, New York, man who drowned Sept. 1 while rafting on the Lehigh River, wants rafting companies to improve their policies and procedures to save lives.
Family members of Ch...
Between 1975 and 2005, there were 43 whitewater fatalities in Pennsylvania, according to American Whitewater. That includes kayaking, rafting and canoes.
The numbers put Pennsylvania in the top five s...
Pocono Whitewater Rafting website details its policies and procedures on its website.
• Are the river guides in our raft?
Our professional guides will be in kayaks alongside your raft. If you have spe...
STROUDSBURG (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Pennsylvania fisherman trying to help his struggling friend fell into the fast-moving water of a creek and drowned.
The Monroe County coroner said the acc...
A Philadelphia-area man lost his life on Sunday while swimming at Beltzville Lake.
Emergency crews were called to the boat rental area of the lake shortly after 2 p.m. for a possible drowning.
Carbon...
A New York state resident drowned in the Delaware River Saturday.
State police at Belfast said the body of Erick David Gonzalez Candelario, 26, of Freeport, was found by the Portland Search and Rescue...
A New York woman drowned in the Poconos Tuesday afternoon.
Pocono Mountain Regional Police responded to Arrowhead Lakes at 2:16 p.m. for a report of a possible drowning.
Police spoke with witnesses wh...
Carbon County Coroner Robert Miller said Friday a man who ran into the Lehigh River to flee the police earlier this week, drowned.
Jeffrey Hosier, 32, of Weissport, fled from Franklin Township police...
BUSHKILL (AP) - Authorities say a New York City man died after falling off a tube he was using to float down the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend.
The Delaware Water Gap Na...
A 4-year-old boy drowned on Sunday afternoon in a pool.
State police at Stroudsburg reported troopers were dispatched at 4:18 p.m. to a residence along Sierra Trails Drive, in Price Township, to assis...