Crime & Safety

Irvington Teen Dies After Slipping at Vermont Falls

The 17-year-old was revived at the scene but died later at a hospital.

IRVINGTON, NY — An Irvington 17-year-old was killed Thursday after he fell over Hamilton Falls in Jamaica, VT.

Tyler Rosenberg initially survived but later died at the hospital, according to WCAX-TV.

Police said he was at the highest of three pools at the falls when he slipped and fell about 100 feet to the middle pool, lohud.com said.

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Rosenberg was revived using CPR by bystanders and Vermont State Police but died in Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, a few hours later, the Berkshire Eagle reported.


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For more, go to WCAX-TV, lohud.com and the Berkshire Eagle.

Photo caption: Hamilton Falls. Photo credit: fpr.vermont.gov

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