The Orleans County Sheriff says a 17-year-old from Barre apparently drowned this week after falling into the Erie Canal by accident.
Sheriff Randall Bower says his investigators have interviewed a number of sources. They believe Raymond Kingdollar left Albion shortly after 10:00 p.m. on June 9th, riding his bicycle along the Erie Canal Tow Path Trail towards his girlfriend’s house. They believe he accidentally went off the tow path in a dark area and fell into the water.
Investigators say a number of the people they talked to told them that Kingdollar couldn’t swim.
The Monroe County Medical Examiner is listing the cause of death as “pending” until toxicology test results come back.