(Little Falls, NY – June 30, 2015) This morning, at approximately 4:30 a.m. a Canal Structure Operator for the New York State Canal Corporation observed a floating body at Lock 17 in the City of Little Falls.  The body was removed from the water and identified as Ernest C. Hoke Jr., age 48, from Herkimer.  The … Continue reading Body Recovered from Barge Canal in Herkimer County