GLOVERSVILLE, NY – The identity and cause of death of the deceased
body found near a Gloversville cemetery on Sunday was released.
The body was identified as 80-year-old Calvin Beekman, of 34
Thompson Avenue. Investigation and autopsy revealed Beekman suffered a heart
attack then fell through an open second-floor window. Beekman then slid down
the porch roof and onto the sidewalk. Officers say he sustained numerous
injuries to his body from falling out the window.
Gloversville Police initially responded to a report of a
person wrapped in a blanket in the area of the Thompson Avenue cemetery. When
officers arrived they found Beekman's body wearing a bathrobe on the sidewalk
in front of his home. After an investigation of the residence, no indication of
foul play was indicated.
The Gloversville Police Department, Fulton County Coroner
Art Simmons, Fulton County Ambulance Service, and the Gloversville Fire
Department contributed to the investigation.
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