Flood claims life of Chenango County man
NEW BERLIN – A Norwich man lost his life to the flood early Wednesday as he was headed to work before daylight.
Robert R. Stockwell, 31, of Holmesville Hill Road in Norwich, died shortly after driving into a ravine in the road near his home. The highway had been washed away by heavy runoff from Whites Pond, a body of water situated immediately north of his home road.
“The dam had partially given way and washed away 20 or 30 feet of the road,” South New Berlin Fire Chief John Robinson said. The chief said the Norwich man’s truck fell partially into the ditch, which was approximately 20 to 25 feet deep, when he unknowingly came upon it. The chief said the level of the pond has fallen a number of feet since Wednesday, and most of the lost water flowed through the ravine where Stockwell was trapped.
Robinson said his crew arrived at the scene at approximately 5:20 a.m. and worked until about noon in conjunction with the county water rescue and high angle team. The operation, which Robinson said was a recovery effort throughout, was done without the knowledge of whether the remaining dam would hold.
Stockwell is survived by his wife, Jennifer Stockwell, and his three children. The family man operated his own business, Robert’s General Contracting, for the past 12 years, and for the past 8 years has worked as a mechanic and chemical operator at OSG Norwich Pharmaceuticals.
Robert R. Stockwell, 31, of Holmesville Hill Road in Norwich, died shortly after driving into a ravine in the road near his home. The highway had been washed away by heavy runoff from Whites Pond, a body of water situated immediately north of his home road.
“The dam had partially given way and washed away 20 or 30 feet of the road,” South New Berlin Fire Chief John Robinson said. The chief said the Norwich man’s truck fell partially into the ditch, which was approximately 20 to 25 feet deep, when he unknowingly came upon it. The chief said the level of the pond has fallen a number of feet since Wednesday, and most of the lost water flowed through the ravine where Stockwell was trapped.
Robinson said his crew arrived at the scene at approximately 5:20 a.m. and worked until about noon in conjunction with the county water rescue and high angle team. The operation, which Robinson said was a recovery effort throughout, was done without the knowledge of whether the remaining dam would hold.
Stockwell is survived by his wife, Jennifer Stockwell, and his three children. The family man operated his own business, Robert’s General Contracting, for the past 12 years, and for the past 8 years has worked as a mechanic and chemical operator at OSG Norwich Pharmaceuticals.
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