According to GSP reports, on May 19, a trooper was dispatched to an incident at the Etawa River @ Neel’s Landing Boat Launch in Kingston. A young lady was backing her Kia van down the boat ramp, preparing to put her kayak in the river. She stated that a spider jumped in her lap, at which point she jumped out of the van. The van rolled into the river. She stated that it floated downstream a few feet and within seconds, it was totally submerged. A passerby in a boat attempted to locate the van, but without success. Her insurance company will try to get a dive team to locate the van and tow it out.
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