Boating death ruled accidental
The drowning death of Yonkers man has been ruled an accident. Police say Rufus Barr, 53, was with a friend on a row boat in the New Croton Reservoir when it capsized earlier this month. Barr drowned,
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Jul 31, 2015, 4:44 PM
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The drowning death of Yonkers man has been ruled an accident.
Police say Rufus Barr, 53, was with a friend on a row boat in the New Croton Reservoir when it capsized earlier this month. Barr drowned, but the friend survived.
New Castle police say a seat became dislodged, which likely caused the boat to flip over.
Barr was a longtime custodian at Riverside High School in Yonkers.
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