Luzerne County PA Archives News.....Soldier on leave before going to Korea beleived drowned fishing April 25, 1952
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Wilkes Barre Record April 25, 1952
A wilkes barre army corporal on furlough before being transfered to Korea was 
drowned yesterday afternoon at 12:43, while fishing in the Lackawaxen river at 
kimbles, pike county.

The body of the soldier, Corporal John Genesky, 22 son of Mrs Frances Simchick 
Genesky, 813 North Washington ave, Wilkes barre, had not been recoverd last 
night.

A witness to the drowning was Andrew Stetz, 34 of Wilkes barre, Rd 2, who was 
seated in his car attempting to dry his clothes made wet the heavy rain. 
Genesky was not a amember of Stestz's fishing party.

Steta told the state police, neither he or other members of his party were able 
to go to the aid of the victim, becasue of the rapid current. The drowning 
occurred a short distance upstream from kimbles bridge. Stetz said the victim 
crossed the bridge to the opposite side of the stream, walked a short distance 
and then walked into the water.

Genesky, made a cast and apparently lost his footing, he fell into the water, 
but succeeded in regainging his feet after the fast current had carried him 10 
feet. The corporal again lost his balance and fell backwards into the water. He 
was swept downstream and he tried for 200 feet to swim to calmer water alomg 
the the blanks.

Genesky was handicaped by his heavy clothing and unable to obtain his 
objective. During the struggle, he disappeared beneath the surface three times, 
he failed to reappeared after the third  time. The search for Genesky was 
unsucessful and the police were forced to suspend their search for the body 
until the morning .

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