by Darren McMannis | Jul 25, 2018 | Accidents, Drowning, Occupational Accidents
Mark Olson has died after being trapped under a lawn mower in an area of a ditch with standing water. According to the Sheriff’s Office, around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon first responders were dispatched to the home of Dr. & Mrs. R.J. Tippin, 5814 S. Kansas Ave.,...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 14, 2018 | Drowning
Drowning. According to Harvey County Sheriff Chad Gay, A 49-year-old man is dead after an accidental drowning in the lake near Camper’s Row at Harvey County East Park. The 911 call was received at 6:18 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2018, and the body was...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 14, 1994 | Drowning
Main Drowns After Falling From Boat A Newton man drowned in Harvey County East Lake after falling off a boat while he and friends were kneeboarding. Sheriff’s deputies on Friday said John R. Kinney, 35, and three friends were kneeboarding Thursday night when one...
by Darren McMannis | Mar 27, 1972 | Drowning
Toddler Drowns In A Bathtub. Robert Eugene Page, 11-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Page, Newton, drowned Monday in the bathtub at his home. The child’s mother said she had left him in the house while she burned some trash and then chatted with some...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 30, 1970 | Drowning
James Robert Young, 9, Hollister, Mo., drowned Monday at Courtney Davis Lake, north of Wichita. The boy was vising his grandparents in Wichita, Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Young. He had been fishing off a bridge with his grandmother but apparently wandered down the bank,...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 11, 1970 | Drowning
Young Newton Boy Drowns In Creek. A young boy apparently drowned in Slate Creek in Newton Thursday after he fell from his bicycle into the water during a heavy rain storm. The victim was not identified but was believed to have been around six years old. The...
