Poughkeepsie man drowns in Wappinger Creek News 12 Staff Updated on: Jun 30, 2021, 9:55pm A Poughkeepsie man drowned in Wappinger Creek. The incident happened Tuesday in Wappingers Falls behind New Hackensack Road. First responders located his body around 7:30 p.m. They tried to revive him, but the 20-year-old died at MidHudson Regional Hospital. As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office reminds everyone to use extreme caution whenever swimming in a body of water. This was at least the fourth fatal drowning in the Hudson Valley since Saturday.