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Long Island sixth-grader dies in rafting accident on school trip to Pennsylvania

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Long Island sixth-grader dies in rafting accident on school trip to Pennsylvania
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A sixth-grade student from Long Island died during a rafting accident on a school trip in Pennsylvania. Cesar Albarracin Guncay, 12, was part of a group that capsized on the Lehigh River, and he did not resurface. The school district expressed deep sorrow over the loss of a cherished member of their community.

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Canonical URLhttps://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/long-island-sixth-grader-dies-in-rafting-accident-on-school-trip-to-pennsylvania/
Publication timeThu, 28 May 2026 23:39:31 -0400
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Long Island Long Island sixth-grader dies in rafting accident on school trip to Pennsylvania By Daniel Cody Published May 28, 2026, 11:39 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Long Island sixth grader tragically died while rafting on a school trip in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, officials said. Cesar Albarracin Guncay, a 12-year-old student in the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, was one of five people in a raft on the Lehigh River when it capsized around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, throwing everyone overboard, the district said in a statement. While the others managed to get to safety, Guncay did not immediately resurface. Officials from the Carbon County Coroner’s Office were called to D&L Trail along the Lehigh River around 6 p.m.

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