WOLCOTT, VT — The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department Communications Center received a 911 call reporting an individual floating face down in the Lamoille River in the area of Flat Iron Road on April 4, 2026, at approximately 1:39 p.m.
Responding agencies included the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department, Wolcott Fire Department, Elmore Fire Department, Hardwick Rescue, and Johnson Fire Department Water Rescue Team.
First responders located and removed the individual from the river.
The individual was identified as Sarah Goldberg, 34, of Morrisville.
Goldberg was kayaking on the Lamoille River at the time of the incident.
Goldberg was transported to Copley Hospital by Hardwick Rescue, where she was later pronounced deceased.
The incident remains under investigation.
