Man dies trying save girlfriend from drowning at upstate New York waterfall
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A father in New York state died trying to save his drowning girlfriend during a family outing. Michael Mayer, 29, died trying to save his partner Carissa Stone, 27, who also perished in a river in Newfield, near Ithaca, where they lived together with their five-year-old son Gunner. Friends and family paid tribute to the couple in obituaries, with Ms Stone’s mother describing her as a “wild child’ with a “contagious smile”. “Her mother’s wild child, she lived her life without fear of the unknown and lit up the room with her contagious smile and personality.
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