12-Year-Old Boy Dies After Raft Capsizes During School Trip in Pennsylvania
A 12-year-old boy tragically drowned during a school rafting trip in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Cesar Albarracin Guncay was one of five students ejected from an inflatable raft that capsized on the Lehigh River. The incident prompted a search-and-rescue operation after one of the students did not resurface.
- ▪Cesar Albarracin Guncay was identified as the victim by the Sag Harbor Union Free School District.
- ▪The rafting trip involved 75 students and was guided on the Lehigh River.
- ▪The Carbon County Coroner's Office confirmed the cause of death as accidental drowning.
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Boating 12-Year-Old Boy Dies After Raft Capsizes During School Trip in Pennsylvania Authorities say the boy was one of five students ejected when their inflatable raft capsized on the Lehigh River By Michael Sinkewicz Fox News Published May 29, 2026 12:33am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Dr. Soma shares essential Memorial Day water safety tips for families Dr. Gauthama Soma, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and mother of two, offers critical water safety advice for families this Memorial Day weekend. She stresses "touch supervision" for children near water, highlighting that drowning is often silent and accidental death in young children is largely preventable. Dr.
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