We never saw it coming : A Manchester teen took his own life, now his family wants to save others
York Dispatch
The family of a 16-year-old who took his own life last month in East Manchester Township is grappling for answers and a local suicide prevention advocate says it s important to know the warning signs of suicidal ideation.
Erik M. Rivas was a hunter who respected animals and loved nature, so it wasn t unusual for him to leave the house often and go for walks, said grandmother Julia Weyant.
However, the Manchester teen never came back this time, and family members say his death felt like a slap in the face because they never saw it coming.
Update:
York County Coroner Pam Gay released the name of the toddler who drowned on Sunday as Kamdyn Torres, 2.
Kamdyn would have turned 3 on Friday.
His cause and manner of death are pending additional investigation, according to Gay.
Previous report:
A nearly two-hour search for a missing 2-year-old boy concluded Sunday in North York when the boy was found unresponsive in a storm water tunnel, according to Northern York County Regional Police.
First responders administered live-saving measures to the child, but he was pronounced dead at York Hospital that night, police said.
This was the second drowning of a child in York County within the past two weeks. The first was the death of an 11-year-old boy who drowned in the Codorus Creek in Jackson Township on March 25.
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