NAPANOCH – A 47-year-old Highland man drowned Monday in Vernooy Kill Creek in the Town of Wawarsing, State Police said.
Owen Garison, 47, was located floating face down in the creek at around 6:40 p.m. He was removed from the water by members of the Napanoch Fire Department and pronounced dead.
State Police were assisted at the scene by Napanoch Firefighters, Ellenville Emergency Medical Services, and the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigtion at 845-344-5300.
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