FLIGHTS INTO AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT WERE BEING DELAYED OR CANCELED. TO ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK NOW… WHERE WE’RE LEARNING A PERSON HAS DIED AT LINCOLN POND. THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SAYS THIS HAPPENED THURSDAY NIGHT. RANGERS RESCUED TWO PEOPLE, WHO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HYPOTHERMIA. A THIRD PERSON, A 30-YEAR-OLD FROM SYRACUSE, WAS LATER FOUND DEAD. STATE OFFICIALS ARE URGING
30-year-old dies at Lincoln Pond in Essex County, New York
Updated: 5:59 PM EDT May 20, 2026
A 30-year-old Syracuse resident died Thursday night at Lincoln Pond in Essex County, New York, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Rangers rescued two people from the water, who were taken to the hospital for hypothermia. A third person, a 30-year-old from Syracuse, was later found dead, the department said. State officials are urging people to wear life jackets, especially in cold or fast-moving water.
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. —
A 30-year-old Syracuse resident died Thursday night at Lincoln Pond in Essex County, New York, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Rangers rescued two people from the water, who were taken to the hospital for hypothermia.
A third person, a 30-year-old from Syracuse, was later found dead, the department said.
State officials are urging people to wear life jackets, especially in cold or fast-moving water.