Overview
- A 12-year-old Sag Harbor student, Cesar Albarracin Guncay, was pulled from the Lehigh River and pronounced dead after the inflatable raft he was in capsized during a guided outing.
- The capsize ejected all five occupants and rescue teams recovered the other four; officials confirmed an autopsy on Thursday found the cause of death was drowning.
- The incident happened on the Lehigh River near the D&L Trail in East Penn Township during the district’s annual sixth-grade trip, which included about 74 students.
- The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Carbon County Coroner’s Office have opened an investigation that will review life jackets, the outfitter’s procedures and agency oversight while Whitewater Rafting Adventures cooperates.
- Sag Harbor schools have provided counselors to students and staff and the local community has rallied support for the family as officials continue to probe safety practices and what led to the capsize.