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Car Drives Into Niagara River From Scenic Parkway
Multiple agencies deployed drones, boats, and dive teams in a search for the male driver who exited his submerged Jeep pickup in the Niagara River rapids.
- On Monday morning around 9:15 a.m., a Jeep pickup-style truck drove off the Niagara Scenic Parkway into the upper Niagara River rapids near the Bird Overlook, and the vehicle was located submerged about 50 feet offshore at approximately 10:49 a.m.
- Multiple agencies mobilized to search the upper Niagara River on Monday, with New York State Park Police, State Police, Niagara Falls Police, and Fire Department responding while the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations Unit investigates.
- Witnesses told police the male driver exited the vehicle and attempted to swim, prompting drone assets, a State Park Police rescue vessel, State Police Aviation and Underwater Dive Team members to search the rapids.
- State police identified the motorist as Jason Beckman, Amherst Central High School's longtime varsity football coach, found dead Monday; his body was taken to Erie County Medical Center and the search ended.
- Beckman, a nearly 30-year coach, was remembered by Amherst School Superintendent Anthony J. Panella as `this is sad news for our school community and Mr. Beckman will be greatly missed by us all`, with counselors available Wednesday.
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