Cooney identified as victim of Lost Creek #2 accident
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - First responders gather outside a garage on Raven Run Road in Lost Creek #2 on Feb. 6, 2023.
LOST CREEK #2 – The victim of Monday night’s accident in this West Mahanoy Township village has been identified.
Patrick Cooney, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene after a vehicle he was working on fell atop him when a jack malfunctioned.
Firefighters from William Penn, Altamont, and Mahanoy City were called to a garage at 121 Raven Run Road around 6pm.
William Penn Assistant Chief Gary Knott told the Sentinel at the scene that they freed Cooney, who was pinned beneath the vehicle, and Shenandoah Ambulance personnel attempting life-saving measures.
The Schuylkill County Coroner’s Office was requested a short time later and Cooney was pronounced dead at the scene.
Raven Run Road through Lost Creek #2 was closed while State Police at Frackville investigated.
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