Body of Pittsburgh man recovered

Body of Pittsburgh man recovered

ANDOVER

The body of a Pittsburgh man who was presumed to have drowned in Pymatuning Lake was found Wednesday afternoon and turned over to the Crawford County, Pa., coroner.

A state park ranger spotted the victim, identified as Lawrence Elroy Page, 47, floating in the lake near where he had jumped from a rented pontoon boat about 6 p.m. Saturday to help a woman get back aboard, said Daniel Bickel, Pennsylvania’s Pymatuning State Park manager.

Page was not wearing a life jacket when he jumped into 20 feet of water, Bickel said. Sonar, divers and aerial surveillance were used in the daily search for Page since his disappearance in the 26-square-mile lake that straddles the Ohio- Pennsylvania border.

Fuel spill closes state Route 193

FOWLER

State Route 193 at state Route 305 was closed early Thursday after a 200- gallon fuel box spilled much of its diesel fuel at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Police believe the box fell off of a truck about 100 feet south of Route 305.

Fowler police said a clear liquid was leaking out of a hole in the container. The fuel spilled across both lanes of the road.

Police said it’s difficult to tell who the owner of the tank is because it had no markings on it.

Trumbull County HazMat handled the cleanup with help from the Ohio Department of Transportation, which brought sand. The road reopened about 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

AKC dog-agility trials scheduled

Niles

American Kennel Club-sanctioned dog-agility trials will be Saturday and Sunday at the Mayor Ralph A. Infante Wellness Center, 213 Sharkey Drive.

The trials are open to the public, and there are no admission or parking fees. Only dogs entered in the trials will be allowed into the building. The trials start at 8 a.m. and will continue throughout each day.

In the trials, dog-and-handler teams compete for qualifying runs on different courses. The standard course includes obstacles such as the teeter, the dog walk, the A-frame, weaves and jumps.

The trials are sponsored by Youngstown All Breed Training Club and have attracted more than 300 dog-and-handler teams from throughout six states.

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