Ridgefield High School was dealt a devastating blow. Brandon Gmelin, a member of the 2025 graduating class, was trying to ...

Unfortunately, it was revealed this week that an 18-year-old from Ridgefield died in a tragic accident. According to New York State Police, a young man by the name of Brandon Gmelin was trying to move ...

The man was trying to move the log splitter that had been delivered for scheduled landscaping, officials said.

Police and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, but the young victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.

James Goldmann, who was Brandon Gmelin’s lacrosse coach at Ridgefield High School, said the late 18-year-old worked hard to be an asset to his team. “As a coach, you always hope you have a kid like ...

State police believe the log splitter rolled down a slope and struck him as he was trying moving the equipment that was delivered to the property for landscaping work.

An 18-year-old high school graduate in Ridgefield has died, officials say. Brandon Gmelin was killed in an apparent landscaping accident in South Salem, New York. Police saying Gmelin was attempting ...

RIDGEFIELD, CT. (WFSB) - A teenager from Ridgefield died in a log splitter accident in New York Wednesday. New York State ...

Troopers from the Somers barracks, in coordination with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Town of Lewisboro Police ...

Brandon Q. Gmelin, of Ridgefield, was attempting to move a log splitter around 6:30 p.m. at a home in South Salem when the ...

Brandon Gmelin, 18, of Ridgefield, Conn. died Wednesday evening in South Salem, N.Y. after being struck by a log splitter ...

A Ridgefield 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a log splitter Wednesday in New York, according to New York State ...