ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - A young Bronx man who died while swimming in an upstate New York gorge has been identified as a Cornell University-bound freshman.
Ithaca Police say the body of Winston Perez-Ventura was recovered Saturday evening in the water near Falls Creek Drive in Ithaca. Police say he went missing five hours earlier.
The Ithaca Journal (https://ithacajr.nl/2vDywaN ) reports that Perez-Ventura was set to begin his studies in the university’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
He was in Ithaca participating with other incoming students in a pre-freshman summer program.
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Information from: The Ithaca Journal, https://www.theithacajournal.com
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