Posted on: January 28, 2025 10:00 PM

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State Police investigate death in the town of Croghan

On January 26, 2025, at about 1:35 p.m., State Police responded to Second Road in the town of Croghan for an unconscious five-year-old.

When patrols arrived, they found Silas J. Moser, age 5, from Carthage, NY, stuck under a hay bale inside of a barn. Life-saving measures from members of Beaver Falls Ambulance were performed.

Moser was transported to Lewis County Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

The preliminary investigation has determined that the hay bale fell on top of Moser, trapping him. An autopsy is scheduled to determine an official cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing.

From NYSP