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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
One person killed, another injured in head-on crash in North Bethlehem Township
One person was killed and another was injured in an early-morning head-on crash in Washington County. The crash happened just after 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday along Rt. 40 near the intersection with Valleyview Road in North Bethlehem Township, according to dispatchers. One person has died in the crash and another is being flown by medical helicopter from the scene. The extent of their injuries wasn't immediately known, dispatchers said. The road is being closed in both directions as first responders are on the scene and is expected to be shut down for a significant amount of time. Pennsylvania State Police out of the Washington barracks will be leading the investigation into the deadly crash.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Ottawa man dies after falling into the St. Lawrence River
An Ottawa man has died after falling into the St. Lawrence River near Gananoque, Ont., according to Ontario Provincial Police. In a news release Sunday, OPP said their officers got a call just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday that someone had fallen out of a stationary boat on the river. The 20-year-old man likely did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket, according to a police spokesperson. Other people on the boat tried to rescue him, OPP said. The man ended up being underwater for nine minutes before being brought to the surface. First responders tried to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they would not release the man's identity. Their investigation is ongoing. Gananoque is around 30 kilometres northeast of downtown Kingston, Ont.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
Ottawa man dies after falling into the St. Lawrence River
An Ottawa man has died after falling into the St. Lawrence River near Gananoque, Ont., according to Ontario Provincial Police. In a news release Sunday, OPP said their officers got a call just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday that someone had fallen out of a stationary boat on the river. The 20-year-old man likely did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket, according to a police spokesperson. Other people on the boat tried to rescue him, OPP said. The man ended up being underwater for nine minutes before being brought to the surface. First responders tried to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they would not release the man's identity. Their investigation is ongoing. Gananoque is around 30 kilometres northeast of downtown Kingston, Ont.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Motorcycle crash reported near Paris, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police are asking the public to avoid a stretch of Brant-Oxford Road, near Paris, due to a crash investigation involving two vehicles. One of them is a motorcycle. In a social media post, just before 1 p.m. Saturday, police said the road was shut down in both directions between Township Road 3 and Keg Lane. They asked the public to stay away while first responders are on scene.
Washington Post
14-07-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
More elderly Americans are choking to death. Are these devices the answer?
NEW YORK — It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was unconscious, with a piece of bread lodged in his windpipe. Precious minutes went by as first responders were unable to help him with CPR or the Heimlich maneuver.
