Elderly Woman, Boy Found Drowned In Seneca County

Authorities say foul play is not suspected in the drowning deaths of an elderly woman and a small boy while fishing Friday in Seneca County.

Essie Hall was said to be a family friend of the boy -- five-year-old Christoph Jones.

Deputies believe they slipped off a bank into the Erie Canal near South Mays Point Road in the town of Tyre.

They were reported missing Friday evening and the bodies were recovered Saturday.


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