Police Identify Teen Who Drowned in Niagara County Pond

UPDATE

New York State Police have released the name of a 17-year-old who drowned in a Royalton retention pond on Sunday night.

Troopers were called to Deer View Drive at about 6:42pm after receiving reports of a teen who had gone underwater and not resurfaced. Investigators say the victim had been swimming in the pond with two other teenagers when he disappeared. One of them called 911 for help.

Search efforts continued for more than two hours before state and county responders located the teen, identified as Quinn Cratsenberg of Royalton, in about 10 feet of water at 8:53pm.

Cratsenberg was taken to the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. State Police said there were no indications of foul play, but an investigation is continuing.

ORIGINAL STORY

A 17-year-old lost his life Sunday evening after drowning in a pond in the Town of Royalton, according to New York State Police.

Troopers reported they were called at 6:42pm to a location near Deer View Drive for a teenager who had gone underwater and failed to resurface.

Emergency personnel entered the water in an attempt to find him, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The teen’s identity has not been released.

Specialized units, including the State Police Underwater Recovery Team and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office dive team, were brought in to assist.

A sheriff’s dive team member discovered the victim in roughly 10 feet of water.

The Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy. Investigators said there are currently no indications of foul play and the incident remains under investigation.

Police Identify Teen Who Drowned in Niagara County Pond