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An Upstate New York family is dealing with a tragedy.

One man is dead and another is lucky to be alive after a harrowing rescue in upstate New York

One man is dead and another is lucky to be alive after a harrowing rescue in upstate New York

An Upstate New York family is dealing with a tragedy.

Ice fishing is popular in Upstate New York, but the New York State Department of Conservation is advising people to exercise extreme caution.

One man is dead and another is lucky to be alive after a harrowing rescue in upstate New York

The ice on top of the pond was only roughly an inch thick – an amount far too thin for safe ice fishing, the state says.

The ice on top of the pond was only roughly an inch thick – an amount far too thin for safe ice fishing, the state says.