Sheriff Urges Safety on Water After 4 Deaths on Upstate New York Lakes

Man in 20s drowns in Sacandaga Lake

The body of a man in his 20s who died in Sacandaga Lake on Sunday has been found.

Sheriff urges safety on water after 4 deaths on upstate New York lakes

A sheriff is urging New Yorkers to take safety precautions on the water after two people died in a separate incidents on Great Sacandaga Lake.

Crews search for missing swimmer at Great Sacandaga Lake

BROADALBIN, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Multiple rescue companies were called to the Great Sacandaga Lake near the Broadalbin Boat Launch Sunday night for reports of a missing swimmer. A water rescue search began shortly after 6:30 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the Broadalbin-Kennyetto Fire Company, crews were dispatched after officers received a report of a person on a water tu…

Man Missing After Rescue Attempt at Great Sacandaga Lake

Schenectady County man likely drowned after swimming several hundred feet from shore to reach capsized boat; second fatal incident in two weeks By H. Rose Schneider BROADALBIN — A Schenectady County man is believed to have drowned Sunday evening after attempting to rescue his girlfriend from Great Sacandaga Lake, authorities said. The woman was in the water when the inflatable boat she was in tipped over, Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino s…