Poughkeepsie man drowns in Wappinger Creek
The incident happened Tuesday in Wappingers Falls behind New Hackensack Road.
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Jun 30, 2021, 8:47 PM
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Updated 1,122 days ago
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2h agoA Poughkeepsie man drowned in Wappinger Creek.
The incident happened Tuesday in Wappingers Falls behind New Hackensack Road.
First responders located his body around 7:30 p.m.
They tried to revive him, but the 20-year-old died at MidHudson Regional Hospital.
As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office reminds everyone to use extreme caution whenever swimming in a body of water.
This was at least the fourth fatal drowning in the Hudson Valley since Saturday.
