The dam on the Oswego River
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OSWEGO (AP) -- A hydroelectric company has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle the case of two fishermen who died after being swept away during a water release in Central New York.
James Reed, the lawyer representing the estates of 45-year-old Leonard Nichols of Wellsburg and 52-year-old Clifford Luther of Horseheads, told the Syracuse Post-Standard the agreement was reached with a group of Brookfield Renewable Energy companies.
The men were fishing on the Oswego River on Sept. 28, 2010 when sirens sounded warning anglers of the impending water release. But some witnesses said the alarms went off prematurely and weren't repeated just before the release.
A Brookfield spokesman offered condolences to the men's relatives and said additional measures have been taken to ensure safe water releases from its dams.
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