BUFFALO, N.Y. — Grief counselors will be available throughout the Lancaster Center School District Monday for students and staff as they mourn the death of a teacher.

Eric Pryzkuta, 43, was a seventh grade science teacher at Lancaster Middle School for the past 20 years and president of the teacher’s association there for the past 10 years.

Pryzkuta died after the boat he was on crashed and sank at Buffalo Small Boat Harbor Saturday night. Several helicopters and dive teams spent 10 hours searching the harbor before finding his body.

He had been fishing with two other men when the boat crashed. The other men were wearing life jackets.

Pryzkuta leaves behind a wife and two children. His brother also teaches at Lancaster Middle School and their father is a retired teacher as well.

A memorial service is scheduled for 9:30 Saturday morning at the high school.