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 them all in our thoughts and prayers as we support one another during this challenging time.
' The official concluded by remarking how the senior had been both a 'strong student' and 'excellent athlete' throughout his three years at New Canaan High School, while allowing time for his friend's and family to speak with counselors and staff. Athletic Director Jay Egan how that all of New Canaan High School's sport events for Monday would be postponed, as locals came to terms with the unexplained tragedy. 'There are really not any words for this,' Egan said in his own statement.
'You lose a member of your family, that's what it is. It's hard on everyone. It's hard on the students, it's hard on the teachers, and everybody just wants to do the right thing.
' The day he died, Elliott played a hockey game in a fall league not connected to his school but included many of the same players, his father, Scott Kropf, told the Stamford Advocate. After that, he went home in showered, after going out to dinner and spending time with a friend, his dad said. At some point he left again, but he never returned.
Elliot is seen here with parents Scott Kropf and Ngoc Dinh. 'He loved life, he was passionate, if he loved you, you knew it,' his mom said 'He loved life, he was passionate, if he loved you, you knew it,' his mother Ngoc Dinh told the local paper this week in an interview. 'He equated the team [the New Canaan High School Rams] and friends as family.
'We thank everyone for loving him back.' The pair, along with their two younger sons, Charlie, 15, and Harrison, 9, are now trying to make sense of the tragedy, against the backdrop of overwhelming support. While the circumstances of his death remain shrouded, Krop's 'last day was beautiful,' his father said, citing how the teen had spent time with friends, teammates, and family.
'It was everything he loved,' Kropf said. Of how his son would be remembered on the ice, he said, 'He was really magnetic, One of the kids called him the 'glue guy' - because he held the team together.' A memorial service was held Monday at St.
Aloysius Church, where attendees were told to 'Bring hockey sticks and/or golf clubs to Weeburn for a moment of silence and group photo.' Elliott had also been an avid golfer, and was remembered at the start of Wednesday night's Town Council meeting by Chair Michael Mauro. While the circumstances of his death remain shrouded, Krop's 'last day was beautiful,' his father said, citing how the teen had spent time with friends, teammates, and family Elliott had also been an avid golfer, and was remembered at the start of Wednesday night's Town Council meeting 'I want to acknowledge the loss of one of our beautiful children of the town in a very tragic incident over the weekend,' he said.
'And I would like to propose a moment of silence in his honor. 'It's one of those moments in life that will just absolutely crush your existence and we grieve as a community with the family' Mauro continued. '[Let's] keep them in our thoughts and prayers as they are dealing with an extraordinarily tragic time.
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