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In Wake Of NY Teen’s Death, Hawaii Tour Company May Have Permit Revoked

Officials say the company’s permit should be revoked for three violations on July 4. That’s the day 15-year-old Tyler Madoff from White Plains was swept off the west coast of the Big Island.

2012/09/14

Michael and Marianne Madoff, at a news conference announcing wrongful death lawsuit (credit: Jim Smith/WCBS 880)

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed By Parents Of White Plains Teen Swept Out To Sea

The parents of a White Plains teen who was swept out to sea in Hawaii have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the tour company. The Madoff family alleged that on July 4, tour guides made a series of fatal decisions, including allegedly taking teens to a restricted area of coastline that broke the itinerary and ignoring high-surf advisories. The tour company has said this was a freak accident.

2012/08/22

Hundreds Gather To Remember White Plains Teen Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii

Relatives and friends told stories and comforted each other at a memorial service for 15-year-old Tyler Madoff who was swept out to sea in Hawaii.

2012/07/26

Survivor Of Fatal Hawaii Hiking Trip Speaks Out About His Condition

Matthew Alzate, 15, doesn’t remember much from that day, but he knows kayak guide Ola Reed helped pull him from the dangerous surf.

2012/07/12

Photo of Tyler Madoff from the 2012 Scarsdale High School yearbook (credit: Scarsdale High School)

Family Of Teen Missing In Hawaii Calls Tour Operators Unsympathetic And Evasive

There was a warning Wednesday for all parents from a New York couple having to come to terms with possibly never seeing their son again.

2012/07/11

Parents Of White Plains Teen Swept Away In Hawaii Criticize Tour Group

Fifteen-year-old Tyler Madoff’s parents say Bold Earth Teen Adventures showed poor judgment and no staff members stayed at the site to search for their son.

2012/07/09

FILE - A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Coast Guard Searching For White Plains Teen Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii

Coast Guard and fire officials have been searching 185 square miles for Tyler Madoff, a student at Scarsdale High School. He went missing off Kealakekua Bay on the southern coast of the Big Island Wednesday afternoon.

2012/07/06

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