Newark, N.Y. — A 65-year-old man drowned in the Erie Canal in Wayne County Saturday evening.
Newark police officers responded to Van Buren Street in Newark just before 6:15 p.m. for a report of a water rescue.
Rescue boats were launched to search for the person.
Crews recovered the man from the canal, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Newark Police Chief Agustin Gonzalez.
“It’s really hard for me to have words for his girlfriend, his friends here,” said Gonzalez. “My condolences to them, it’s just a terrible tragedy, my heart goes out to the family.”
Gonzalez says the incident was accidental.
The victim’s identity has not been released by police yet.
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