Katie Howell, Kevin's wife, ran down to the water with an anchor and rope but also fell through the ice herself. Detective Jordan Norton from Penobscot County Sheriff's Office crawled across the ice to rescue Katie and pulled her out of the water safely.
Kevin Howell, the town manager of Carmel in Maine, drowned on Friday after falling through a frozen pond with his son. The incident occurred around 6:30 am while they were taking a walk together.
Kevin Howell, the town manager of Carmel in Maine, drowned on Friday after falling through a frozen pond with his son. The incident occurred around 6:30 am while they were taking a walk together. Kevin was able to get his son out of the water and sent him home to call for help. Katie Howell, Kevin's wife, ran down to the water with an anchor and rope but also fell through the ice herself. Detective Jordan Norton from Penobscot County Sheriff's Office crawled across the ice to rescue Katie and pulled her out of the water safely. Afterwards, a team of divers found Kevin's body in the pond.
Kevin Howell was recognized in 2018 for his efforts to improve the town's recycling programme and again in 2020 for bold innovation as a public administrator.
Kevin Howell enjoyed woodworking, various winter sports, expanding his family hobby farm and whipping up meals for family and friends.
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Ethan Dysart, a friend and neighbor of Kevin Howell said that he was the best fit for this role. He always dropped everything he had going to take care of things for the town.
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that Kevin Howell was a stand-out guy and perfect for the town manager role due to his community involvement. This statement is not supported by any evidence or objective criteria, but rather reflects the personal opinion of Daniel Frye, chairman of the board of Selectmen. The second fallacy is an inflammatory rhetoric when it describes Kevin Howell's death as a big loss for the town and his efforts to improve recycling and innovation as bold. This language creates an emotional response in readers without providing any context or evidence for these claims.
Kevin Howell was a stand-out guy who believed in community, town resident Daniel Frye told the Portland Press Herald.
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The author of the article has a personal relationship with Kevin Howell and Katie Howell. The author is also affiliated with Sawyer, who was involved in the incident.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Carmel, Maine as they are reporting on an incident involving their own family member. The article mentions that Kevin Howell is the town manager and father to Katie Howell who drowned in a frozen pond while trying to save his son Sawyer.
The author's personal relationship with Kevin Howell, as he is reporting on an incident involving their own family member.
Kevin Howell was a top government official in Carmel, Maine.
Howell served as town manager for Carmel for about eight years. In his personal time ran a cedar furniture business as well as a family farm.
Accuracy
Kevin Howell was able to lift Sawyer out of the water and told him to go home and get his mother.
Sawyer ran back home where he called for emergency help before sprinting out to her husband with an anchor and a rope meant to pull him out.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'hero' and 'standout guy' to describe Kevin Howell without providing any evidence of his heroism or standout qualities. Secondly, the article quotes people praising Kevin Howell but does not provide any context for their relationship with him or why they are making these statements. Thirdly, the article uses selective reporting by only mentioning that Katie fell into the pond and did not die while trying to save her husband, despite this being a crucial part of the story. Lastly, there is no evidence in the article to support any claims made about Kevin Howell's accomplishments as town manager or his personal life.
The article uses selective reporting by only mentioning that Katie fell into the pond and did not die while trying to save her husband, despite this being a crucial part of the story.
The author uses sensationalist language such as 'hero' and 'standout guy' without providing any evidence of Kevin Howell's heroism or standout qualities.
There is no evidence in the article to support any claims made about Kevin Howell's accomplishments as town manager or his personal life.
The article quotes people praising Kevin Howell but does not provide any context for their relationship with him or why they are making these statements.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it describes Kevin Howell as a hero and a standout guy. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing the father's actions as saving his son's life. Additionally, there is no evidence of dichotomous depiction or any other formal or informal fallacies in the article.
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The article is biased towards the heroism of Kevin Howell and his actions in saving his son's life. The author uses phrases such as 'standout guy', 'wonderful father', and 'hero whose actions saved the life of his four-year-old boy'. These statements are not objective, but rather an attempt to portray Kevin Howell in a positive light.
He was so proud of Sawyer.
Howell’s accomplishments in office included the creation of a town landing, the construction of a new playground and revitalizing an annual fall community festival named Carmel Days.
Kevin was a wonderful, wonderful standout guy
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The author of the article has a conflict of interest on several topics. The author is a government official in Maine and his son was involved in the rescue attempt. Additionally, there are financial ties between Kevin Howell (a person mentioned in the article) and Troy Morton (another person mentioned).
Kevin Howell is an owner of a company that has contracts with the town where the incident occurred, which could create financial ties between him and Troy Morton.
The author's involvement as a government official may have influenced their coverage of this story.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Kevin Howell as he is an acquaintance and friend with him.
, Kevin Howell was out on an early morning walk with his 4-year-old son when crossing a portion of a frozen pond near their home when the ice broke.
Howell retrieved his son and got him onto the ice but told the boy to run home to get his mother's help.
When authorities arrived, a deputy began crawling across the ice while holding the rope. The officer was able to pull Katie Howell safely back onto shore but could not find Kevin Howell.
Accuracy
Kevin Howell was recognized in 2018 for his efforts to improve the town's recycling programme and again in 2020 for bold innovation as a public administrator.
Kevin Howell enjoyed woodworking, various winter sports, expanding his family hobby farm and whipping up meals for family and friends.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Kevin Howell died while saving his son when he actually retrieved him from the frozen pond and told him to run home for help. Secondly, the sentence 'Once she reached her husband, she secured the rope to her husband but ended up breaking through the ice and could not get out' is misleading as it implies that Kevin Howell was responsible for his wife falling into the ice when in fact he had already retrieved their son and told him to run home. Lastly, there are no sources disclosed in this article.
The title implies that Kevin Howell died while saving his son but it is not clear from the body of the article whether or not he actually saved his son.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that the mother called her husband with an anchor and rope. This implies that this was a common practice or recommended method for rescuing someone from a frozen pond, which may not be true. Additionally, there are no sources cited in the article to support this claim.
The 51-year-old was out on an early morning walk with his 4-year-old son when crossing a portion of a frozen pond near their home when the ice broke.
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The article contains religious bias by using the phrase 'God bless you' in a quote from the father. The author also uses language that dehumanizes Kevin Howell as an example of someone who was foolish and reckless for crossing a frozen pond.
> 51-year-old Kevin Howell was out on an early morning walk with his 4-year-old son when crossing a portion of a frozen pond near their home when the ice broke. CARMEL, Maine – A man is dead after he saved his young son when they both fell through a frozen pond in Maine on Friday.
> Officials urge people to use extreme caution when walking on any frozen surfaces.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of 'frozen pond' and 'ice breaking', as she is reporting on an incident where her father died while saving his son from falling through ice. The article does not disclose this conflict.
Kevin Howell was recognized in 2018 for his efforts to improve the town's recycling programme and again in 2020 for bold innovation as a public administrator.
Howell enjoyed woodworking, various winter sports, expanding his family hobby farm and whipping up meals for family and friends.
Accuracy
Howell served as town manager for Carmel for about eight years. In his government role, he oversaw the operations of Carmel's public services departments and in his personal time ran a cedar furniture business as well as a family farm.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Kevin Howell was rescued from falling through the ice when he actually died after falling through it. Secondly, the body of Kevin Howell was found within twenty minutes by divers which contradicts statements made earlier in the article about a thorough search being conducted for him.
The title implies that Kevin Howell was rescued from falling through the ice when he actually died after falling through it.
The body of Kevin Howell was found within twenty minutes by divers which contradicts statements made earlier in the article about a thorough search being conducted for him.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Maine Warden Service and Penobscot County Sheriff's Office were assisted by responders with the Carmel Fire Department without providing any evidence or context for their involvement.
> A detective with the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office arriving at the area saw the woman in the water and managed to reach her by crawling across the ice. Once she was safely on shore, they began looking for Howell but were unable to find any trace of him.
> A team of divers from state police and the warden service searched area beginning in the early afternoon, and found Howell's body within twenty minutes.
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Adam Bartow has a conflict of interest on the topic of Maine Warden Service as he is an employee and therefore may have personal or professional ties to them. He also has a conflict of interest on the topic of Penobscot County Sheriff's Office as they are involved in the rescue operation.
Adam Bartow is an employee of Maine Warden Service, which was involved in the rescue operation.
Kevin Howell was the town manager of Carmel, Maine.
Howell saved his son from drowning in an icy pond and sent him to find their mother at home.
The boy ran home and notified his mother who called for help. She grabbed an anchor and rope and attempted to rescue her husband but fell through the ice herself.
Accuracy
Kevin Howell was recognized in 2018 for his efforts to improve the town's recycling programme and again in 2020 for bold innovation as a public administrator.
Howell enjoyed woodworking, various winter sports, expanding his family hobby farm and whipping up meals for family and friends.
Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that the town manager of Carmel, Maine died after saving his son from drowning in an icy pond. This statement implies that the town manager's death was directly related to his heroic actions, which may not be entirely accurate or true. Additionally, there are several instances where information is presented as fact without any supporting evidence or sources cited. For example, it states that Kevin Howell and his son were crossing a portion of Etna Pond around 6:30 a.m., but no other details about the incident are provided to support this claim. This lack of detail makes it difficult to determine if there were any fallacies present in the initial statement or not.
The town manager died after saving his son from drowning.
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Paradise Afshar and Joe Sutton have a conflict of interest on the topic of Carmel as they are reporting on an incident involving Kevin Howell who is their friend. They also have a personal relationship with Sawyer Howell, the son saved from drowning in icy pond.
.2019 year moved to Carmel, about 50 miles northeast of Augusta, Maine.
.51 years old
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Paradise Afshar and Joe Sutton have a conflict of interest on the topic of Carmel as they are reporting on an incident involving Kevin Howell who is the town manager. They also have a personal relationship with Sawyer Howell, Kevin's son.
.2019 year moved to Carmel, about 50 miles northeast of Augusta, Maine.
