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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, 12:44 PM

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