FDNY Firefighter Killed in Snowmobile Crash

LAKE GEORGE, NY—A snowmobile crash on the southern basin of Lake George has claimed the life of a 35-year-old off-duty New York City firefighter who was visiting the area for recreation.

Carmine J. Barresi, a Bronx firefighter who joined the FDNY in June 2017, became submerged under an ice shelf in about 10 to 15 feet of water for about 30 minutes after his snowmobile struck a boat dock Thursday just before 4 p.m., according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office.

Barresi was thrown off the sled near the dock, which belonged to Halls Boats, the office said.

Rescuers removed Barresi from the water and took him to Glens Falls Hospital where he was pronounced dead due to traumatic internal injuries, the investigators said.

Barresi was vacationing with a group from New York City which came to the area for outdoor activities, officials said. Just what caused the crash remains under investigation.

A spokesman for the New York City Fire Department said Barresi was assigned to Engine Company 64 in the Bronx.

State Police, the state forest rangers, firefighters from West Glens Falls, Lake George, Bay Ridge, Bolton and EMS from Bay Ridge and Lake George EMS responded.

State troopers were also investigating a deadly snowmobile collision on Wolf Pond Road in Bellmont, Franklin County. Details were not available Friday afternoon. The two fatalities bring to at least 10 snowmobilers who have been killed in New York state this season, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

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