Press Release

NORTH TONAWANDA BOATING ACCIDENT UPDATE: Authorities Release Deceased Victim’s Name, Investigation Continues

WNYObserver

INCIDENT TYPE: MARINE INCIDENT – UPDATE 

LOCATION: 1300 RIVER ROAD

MUNICIPALITY: Town of Wheatfield 

DATE/TIME: 7/25/2020 at 1300 hours 

Wheatfield, NY – The name of the person that drowned in a boating incident on 7/24/20 in the Niagara River has been identified as Bryce D. Shipman, a 60-year-old male from Grand Island N.Y. The incident is still under investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s office.