Mercure, J.P.
On August 5, 1996, Cheyenne A. Ray (hereinafter decedent) drowned at Grafton Lakes State Park in Rensselaer County. Decedent, a five-year-old nonswimmer, was on an outing with a group of eight adults and children and in the care of 20-year-old Melissa Rodriguez. Shortly after 12:15 P.M., decedent entered the bathing area of Grafton Lake with Rodriguez's permission and walked past a buoy line to play in water up to her stomach. Decedent was in water between...
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