Apollo-Ridge student dies after falling in Kiski River Saturday; community rallying to help family

Colton Bureau, the 14-year-old Apollo-Ridge High School student who fell into the Kiski River on Saturday, died Monday morning at UPMC Children’s Hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Monday evening.

Colton suffered an unspecified medical emergency before falling into the river. First responders were called about 2:45 p.m. Saturday to the Roaring Run trailhead off of Canal Road, Kiski Township police said at the time.

Two other children and eight adults were with him and helped pull the boy out of the water, police said. It was unclear how long the teen was in the water…

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