CANAAN — Troopers from State Police in New Lebanon were dispatched to Queechy Lake, located near 65 Luke Hill Road in the Town of Canaan, following a report of a boating accident with injuries at approximately 12:39 a.m. July 4.
Upon arrival, troopers found a 16-foot Stratus bass boat that had crashed along the shoreline.
A preliminary investigation by the State Police Livingston Bureau of Criminal Investigation, in coordination with the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office, determined that the vessel, carrying three occupants, struck the shore, ejecting a 21-year-old male.
The individual was transported to Albany Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased.
The incident remains under active investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the New York State Police and reference case number RMS-NY2500591108.
