17-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Creek After Jumping From Railroad Trestle in Pennsylvania

17-year-old boy drowns in creek after jumping from railroad trestle in Pennsylvania

Ameer Simmons drowned in a creek after jumping from a railroad trestle in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

17-year-old drowns in Pa. creek after jumping from railroad bridge

The teenager who died after jumping from a Jordan Creek trestle has been identified as an Allentown boy.

PA teen accidentally drowns after jumping into creek; Coroner warns of water dangers

The coroner ruled the death of a 17-year-old as accidental drowning after officials said he jumped from a railroad trestle into a creek and did not resurface.

Allentown teen who drowned after jumping into Jordan Creek is identified

A 17-year-old died after he jumped into Jordan Creek Thursday afternoon in Allentown.

Officials ID teen who drowned in creek in Allentown, Pa.

Officials identified a teenager who drowned in a creek in Allentown, Pennsylvania.   On Thursday, May 28, shortly before 2:20 p.m., 17-year-old Ameer Simmons jumped from a railroad trestle along the 300 block of Basin Street in Allentown into Jordan Creek, a tributary of Little Lehigh Creek, and never resurfaced, according to investigators. Allentown Police, Allentown Fire Department Dive Team, Allentown EMS, the Lehigh County Drone Team and the…