Lawrence, NY - A ten year old boy whose leg came in contact
with a boat’s propeller while swimming in the waters of Reynolds Channel in
Lawrence lost his fight for life over Shabbos.
Aaron Tepfer, the son of Tully and Rochel Tepfer, was
swimming in the waters off Cedarhurst Yacht Club, three miles from his
Cedarhurst home, when the incident occurred at approximately 2:20 PM on Friday
afternoon.
According to reports on Newsday, Tepfer had gone tubing with
four friends. The tubes were being towed
by the boat, a 27 foot Sea Ray Sundeck, when Tepfer fell into the water.
The boy swam toward the boat, which was
stopped in the water, but his leg came into contact with the propeller as he
attempted to re-board the boat.
After being informed of the accident by his own son, the
boat’s operator kept Tepfer’s head above water, by grabbing onto his life
jacket, keeping the boy from being dragged under water until help arrived.
ABC News is reporting that five different agencies were
involved in the rescue attempt, including paramedics on boats and jet skis, who
worked together to extricate Tepfer’s leg from the propeller.
Tepfer, who suffered serious blood loss, was stabilized at
the scene and was transported to the foot of the Atlantic Beach Bridge, before
being rushed to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.
Despite earlier optimistic reports in the
local media, Tepfer, who was about to enter sixth grade, passed away on
Shabbos.
The levaya will take place at 10 AM this morning at Yeshiva
Darchei Torah where Aaron was a student and his mother is a 5th grade teacher.
Boruch Dayan Emmes…
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