A swim at a Marbletown Waterfall resulted in the tragic death of a teenager from Poughkeepsie. On July 19, 2026, at 2:36 p.m., New York State Police from the Kingston barracks responded to a 911 call about a 15-year-old male drowning at a swimming hole. Officers responded to Rondout Creek near the High Falls Waterfall, located at 1346 Route 213 in the Town of Marbletown. According to police, Matthew Strahan, 15, of Poughkeepsie, had gone to the swimming hole with a 24-year-old female family member to swim for the day. A member of the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team arrived on scene and located Strahan in approximately 8 to 10 feet of water.