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Doris Rake, 45, and daughter Katheryn Haney, 19, dead in kayak accident on the Delaware River north of Bull'€™s Island State Park in Delaware Township, New Jersey

Modified Date: 
Sat, 07/11/2015 - 9:25am
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 10, 2015

Mother, Daughter Drown While Kayaking On Delaware River(link is external)

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) '€” Authorities say a northwestern New Jersey woman and her adult daughter drowned after their kayaks overturned on the Delaware River. Hunterdon County prosecutors say authorities received a report around 8:15 p.m. Prosecutors say the women '€” 45-year-old Doris Rake and her 19-year-old daughter, Katheryn Haney, both of Raritan Township '€” were experienced kayakers. The other woman was found on the Pennsylvania side of the river, but both of them were pronounced dead a short time later. Friday that two kayakers were in distress in the waterway, just north of Bull'€™s Island State Park.
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Type: Boat Accident
Topics: 
Boat Accident
People Involved: 
Doris Rake
Katheryn Haney
Roadway: 
Delaware River north of Bull'€™s Island State Park
County: 
Hunterdon County, NJ
Area: 
Trenton-NJ

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