JD Mullane

1 week ago | yahoo.com | JD Mullane |Michele Haddon |Chris Ullery

Take a walk along a creek or river in Bucks County, and chances are you'll find one. They look pretty. They look like a little adventure on the water. They're not. These low-head dams, the picturesque little waterfalls, are deceptive, dangerous and deadly. Experts and local first responders have called them "drowning machines."Tyler State Park Ranger Alec Campbell died on May 23 near one of the dams in the Neshaminy Creek when his kayak was swept over in a fast current.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | JD Mullane |Jo Ciavaglia

• Pennsylvania State Park Ranger Alec Campbell, 38, drowned after his kayak capsized in the Neshaminy Creek. • Campbell's body was recovered two days after the incident, which occurred during fast-moving water conditions. • A GoFundMe campaign has been established for the college funds of Campbell's two young sons. The body of a Pennsylvania state park ranger was recovered two days after his kayak tipped over in a turbulent creek in Tyler State Park, state police said.

1 week ago | mcall.com | JD Mullane |Jo Ciavaglia

Tyler State Park in Bucks County will remain closed Sunday as the search continues for a missing 38-year-old ranger whose kayak capsized on the Neshaminy Creek on Friday afternoon. The search for the missing Department of Conservation and Nature Resources ranger continued Saturday, but turned up no sign of the unidentified missing man from Delaware County. Numerous area fire rescue and marine rescue personnel involved in the search.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | JD Mullane |Jo Ciavaglia

A search for a Tyler State Park ranger who went missing Friday afternoon after his kayak capsized on the Neshaminy Creek was called off at 7 p.m., but will resume at daylight Saturday, according to state officials on the scene. The ranger, 38, of Delaware County, vanished shortly after 12 p.m. Friday. It's unclear why the ranger was in the kayak and alone, said a source at the scene.

2 weeks ago | phillyburbs.com | JD Mullane |Bruce Siwy

One of the few towns in Bucks County with a ballot question was Langhorne Manor Borough, where voters appear to have upheld a prohibition on small games of chance. The initiative to allow small games of chance was led by Jay Ferraro, a former councilman and borough manager. Standing outside of borough hall, the town’s sole polling place, on the day of the primary, he said he launched the effort on behalf of the Barbara T.