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Three New Yorkers—Chianti Means and her children Roman Rossman and Mecca Means—fell to their deaths astatine Niagara Fall State Park Oct. 28. Police accidental it was “intentional successful nature."
By Bentley Maddox Oct 30, 2024 11:26 PMTags
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Warning: This communicative contains details astir an evident suicide.
New York State Police are investigating an incidental that near a parent and 2 young children dead.
A section Niagara Falls, N.Y., pistillate Chianti Means, 33, and her children Roman Rossman, 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months, fell to their deaths Oct. 28 astatine Niagara Falls State Park aft bypassing information measures, according to police.
Authorities were called astir 9 a.m. and “responded to an incidental connected oregon astir Goat Island successful Niagara Falls,” a statement from New York State Park Trooper James O’Callaghan read. “Investigation determined that 3 individuals… crossed implicit information guild obstruction and went implicit Niagara Falls connected Luna Island (attached to Goat Island).”
Police were incapable to find the victims’ bodies but person determined that the 3 individuals’ deaths were “intentional successful nature.” An probe is presently underway to larn more.
Trooper O’Callaghan spoke to reporters connected Oct. 30 to supply clarity connected what constabulary person discovered during their probe truthful far.
“They went determination and they ne'er came out,” the Public Information Officer said. “That’s wherever we’re at.”
Noting determination are “a batch of information measures” astatine the Falls, O’Callaghan added, “It's not thing wherever they conscionable stumbled in."
Although helium couldn’t supply specifics of witnesser testimonies his squad had gathered owed to the ongoing investigation, the serviceman mentioned “it is alarming what they told us.”
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“What were the existent circumstances of however that went down?” O’Callaghan continued. “That is the portion that we whitethorn beryllium capable to lick oregon we whitethorn ne'er know. But the information of the substance is we don’t judge determination are immoderate different parties involved.”
"Based connected the accusation we have,” helium added, “we bash cognize it was an intentional act, but the crushed wherefore is tougher to answer."
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