Beloved 16-year-old hockey player is killed after being struck by a train, leaving his family devastated By Alex Hammer For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:20 BST, 21 September 2024 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 21 September 2024 e-mail 1 View comments A standout student hockey player died last week after being struck by a train in his hometown. Elliott Kropf, 16, is being remembered by his family as loving and passionate, a week after the tragedy in New Canaan, Connecticut .
He died after being struck by a Metro-North train at the Talmadge Hill station around 11:10pm Saturday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department confirmed in a statement. The collision did not appear to have any criminal aspect, cops said - adding how the high schooler was pronounced dead at the scene. The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Elliott's cause and manner of death remained pending.
The New Canaan Superintendent of Schools praised the teen for his prowess on the ice and as a student. Elliott Kropf, 16, is being remembered by his family as loving and passionate after being struck by a train in New Canaan, Connecticut, last week Elliott had been a standout on the New Canaan High School hockey team, where he was a senior and also an 'excellent student,' officials said 'My heart breaks for Elliott, his family, and all who knew and loved him,' Bryan Luizzi said, revealing how schools in town would have a two-hour delay Monday because of the boy's death. 'Together, let's keep the.