State Police Identify Teen Who Died After Falling Through Ice

Harford, N.Y. - State Police are naming the teen that died after falling through ice in Cortland County over the weekend.

Troopers say 14-year-old John Robertson the fifth ended up in the water near Route 200 in Harford Saturday and was found about a quarter of a mile from his home on the bank of a creek. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but later died. His father tells says he thought his son was watching TV and when he went to look for him, he saw footprints leading to the water.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help Robertson's family with expenses.


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