O'Keeffe v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: On May 22, 1974, David O’Keeffe and his two sons, Mark, age 16, and Thomas, age 9, and Mark’s girlfriend, Susan Blandford, went fishing at the marina in Beaver Island State Park. While walking on a boardwalk above one of the marina walls, Thomas fell into the marina water in the area of a flushing inlet. His father jumped in the water to attempt a rescue and after searching unsuccessfully for some form of equipment to pull them from the water, Mark and Susan also entered the water to attempt a rescue. All three O’Keeffes drowned when apparently swept under by a cold flushing…
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