Efforts were unsuccessful and Heberling was pronounced deceased at the hospital, according to police. Emergency personnel immediately began to administer first aid, and Heberling was air-lifted from the scene to Conemaugh Hospital in Johnstown where medical personnel continued attempts to save his life. A command post was established on the bridge at Kantz Hill Road while the search was ongoing.Īpproximately 45 minutes later, Heberling was discovered approximately 100 yards downstream of his entry point, police say. Heberling could not be located due to ice covering the river in the area of the accident. Upon arrival, it was determined that the victim, 48-year-old Edward Aaron Heberling, Jr., of Westover, Pa., was kayaking with a relative when his vessel overturned, and Heberling was thrown into swift moving freezing water, according to police. Clearfield County 911 dispatch center received a call for an individual who was in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and in distress, police say. The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop C, Punxsutawney were summoned to the area of State Route 219 and Kantz Hill Road for a report of a water rescue in process. on March 1, at the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, in Burnside Township, Clearfield County. (EYT) – Punxsutawney-based State Police are conducting a death investigation of a drowning that occurred around 11:00 a.m. Posted by Joanne Bauer BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP, Pa.

Victim capsized and got swept under ice that was covering a section of the river.

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