New York State Golfer Slips While Retrieving Ball on Course, Drowns in Water Hazard

[dennyjones]

New York State golfer slips and drowns while retrieving ball on course

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New York State Police are investigating the drowning of a 90-year-old Fayetteville man at the Rogue’s Roost Golf Course on Route 31 in the town of Sullivan in Madison County, near Syracuse. The pre…

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New York State Police are investigating the drowning of a 90-year-old Fayetteville man at the Rogue’s Roost Golf Course on Route 31 in the town of Sullivan in Madison County, near Syracuse.

The preliminary investigation determined that Alan J. Goldberg was retrieving his golf ball Thursday when he lost his balance and fell into a water hazard on the golf course, police said.

Goldberg drowned and was recovered in approximately 8 feet of deep, murky water, troopers said.

 

 

Edited June 26, 2021 by iacas
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[onthehunt526]

19 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

NY State golfer drowns

That’s not too awfully far from me. Madison County borders Chenango County to the North. So it might be 45 minutes from here. Sad just sad. 

[Shindig]

Yikes.  Sorry to hear that.  

[Sandy Divot]

A number of years ago a man had his arm taken off by a gator on Fripp Island while trying to get a ball out of a pond. Very tragic.

[TourSpoon]

While I was working to get through college we had 2 old timers drive their golf cart off the bank into the 10th hole pond. These are the guys that were senior seniors that we called 9-holers. We quickly rescued them.  By the time we pulled them out, the only thing that you could see was the top of the golf cart roof.  

[David in FL]

Tragic.

I’ve always been a bit surprised that it doesn’t happen a little more often though…