Drowning

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May 14, 2012
East Harlem

15-Year-Old Who Died in Harlem River Mourned by Classmates

Justin Smith, 15, died Saturday after slipping off a guardrail and falling into the Harlem River.

May 13, 2012
Upper East Side

15-Year-Old Boy Dies After Fall Into Harlem River

Justin Smith, 15, was declared dead after police pulled his body out of the Harlem River.

 

April 03, 2012
East New York & Brownsville

Brooklyn Mother Charged in Baby's Bathtub Drowning Death

Angie Huertas, 24, of East New York, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of her infant son.

April 02, 2012
East New York & Brownsville

Baby Drowns in Bathtub in Brooklyn

Elijah Pardella drowned in a bathtub in an East New York apartment Sunday, police said.

November 19, 2011
Manhattan

"West Side Story" Icon Natalie Wood's Death Investigated

Natalie Wood, who played Maria in "West Side Story," drowned off Catalina Island in California 30 years ago.

June 08, 2011
Harlem

New Schools Chief Signs Stricter Field Trip Rules After Nicole Suriel Death

Dennis Walcott made changes to the city public school field trip policy Thursday, nearly a year after a student's death.

December 29, 2010
Downtown

Sylvie Cachay Was Strangled and Drowned, Autopsy Reveals

Rising fashion star Sylvie Cachay's death was ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner.

September 30, 2010
Washington Heights & Inwood

Body Found in Harlem River Identified as Rutgers Student Tyler Clementi

The body pulled from the Harlem River in Inwood Wednesday was identified as that of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi.

September 27, 2010
Manhattan

Chef From Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' Found Dead in Hudson River

A body found in the Hudson River was identified as a chef from Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares."

September 17, 2010
Harlem

Nicole Suriel's Family to Sue City for $20M Over Her Drowning

Nicole Suriel drowned during a poorly-supervised school field trip to Long Beach in June.

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