Claim of Olmedo v. Mayor's Summer Youth Program

— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 13,1982, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent arose out of and in the course of his employment and awarded benefits. The 16-year-old decedent was drowned while attempting to rescue another boy at an annual picnic for employees of the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program in the City of Buffalo. The decedent had a part-time summer job with the program, performing maintenance work at a church. The picnic was organized by decedent’s supervisor, who obtained permission from the city supervisor for the group of high school…