Home ahoho LONG ISLAND COLLEGE STUDENT CHARGED AFTER FRIEND DROWNS IN CONNECTICUT CANOE ACCIDENT — THE DEVASTATING LATE-NIGHT OUTING THAT ENDED IN A TRAGIC DEATH AND A CRUSHING ARREST 💔 What began as a carefree weekend getaway for a group of young friends quickly turned into a sudden, horrific nightmare that has shattered two suburban communities. After a quiet night on a Connecticut waterway ended in a chaotic canoe capsize, a promising young student drowned in the freezing, dark waters. But it was the sudden, devastating announcement of criminal charges against the victim’s close friend and classmate that has struck a deeply painful chord with grieving families. Authorities rushing to the scene of the late-night accident quickly determined that alcohol and negligence played a major role in the fatal tipping of the vessel. As search teams recovered the body of the drowned student, police placed the 25-year-old driver under arrest, charging him with manslaughter and operating under the influence. The agonizing realization that a fun, late-night adventure has resulted in a tragic loss of life and a destroyed future has left classmates weeping in profound grief, turning a close-knit campus community into an unforgettable house of mourning…

LONG ISLAND COLLEGE STUDENT CHARGED AFTER FRIEND DROWNS IN CONNECTICUT CANOE ACCIDENT — THE DEVASTATING LATE-NIGHT OUTING THAT ENDED IN A TRAGIC DEATH AND A CRUSHING ARREST 💔 What began as a carefree weekend getaway for a group of young friends quickly turned into a sudden, horrific nightmare that has shattered two suburban communities. After a quiet night on a Connecticut waterway ended in a chaotic canoe capsize, a promising young student drowned in the freezing, dark waters. But it was the sudden, devastating announcement of criminal charges against the victim’s close friend and classmate that has struck a deeply painful chord with grieving families. Authorities rushing to the scene of the late-night accident quickly determined that alcohol and negligence played a major role in the fatal tipping of the vessel. As search teams recovered the body of the drowned student, police placed the 25-year-old driver under arrest, charging him with manslaughter and operating under the influence. The agonizing realization that a fun, late-night adventure has resulted in a tragic loss of life and a destroyed future has left classmates weeping in profound grief, turning a close-knit campus community into an unforgettable house of mourning…

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Long Island college student charged after friend drowns in Connecticut canoe accident

A college student from Long Island was arrested months after his pal drowned in a drunken canoe accident in Connecticut, according to authorities.

Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, was cuffed on boating under the influence charges last week after his friend, Dominick Tocci, 20, died in a boating mishap on Lake Hayward on March 21, according to the Connecticut DEEP Environmental Conservation Police.

The pair — who were both students at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts — were allegedly drinking out on the lake with a group of friends before deciding to launch the canoe, according to police and Boston.com.

The canoe then suddenly capsized, sending them both toppling into the lake in East Haddam, police said.

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