29-year-old Alfred man drowns after diving into private pond

A 29-year-old Alfred man drowned Tuesday evening after diving into a pond on private property in the Town of Alfred.

Amity-based New York State Police said Joseph A. Torkaman dove from a dock into a pond on Randolph Road shortly before 6 p.m. and failed to immediately resurface.

Troopers said Torkaman was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water by other people at the scene.

Emergency medical personnel and a state trooper performed CPR before Torkaman was taken by an Alfred ambulance to Jones Memorial Hospital, police said.

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State Police said an Allegany County coroner pronounced Torkaman dead at the Wellsville medical facility.

A State Police public information officer said an autopsy is scheduled at Olean General Hospital but the death is being treated as accidental.

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