Pleasantville, NY
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Dies After Apparent Hiking Accident, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Dies After Apparent Hiking Accident, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Dies After Apparent Hiking Accident, Police Say A Northern Westchester man died after an apparent hiking accident upstate, New York State Police said. Troopers in Washington County responded to Shelving Rock Falls in the town of Fort Ann in Washington County, near Lake George at around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 on a report of a deceased man located at the bottom of a cliff.  The victim was identified as 55-year-old Timothy J. Gillen of Peekskill, according to state police.  Passing hikers observed Gillen at the bottom of the cliff and contacted police, who said it was determined that Gillen had been hiking in the a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Man Injured By Machete While Hiking In Hudson Valley Man Injured By Machete While Hiking In Hudson Valley
Man Injured By Machete While Hiking In Hudson Valley A hiker in the Hudson Valley who was seriously injured after stepping on a machete while getting out of a hammock had to be rescued by forest rangers. The hiker, a man in his 50s from Hyde Park, was rescued around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 10, in Dutchess County while hiking at the Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area in Pleasant Valley, said the state Department of Environmental Conservation. According to rangers, the man had stepped on the machete while getting out of a hammock the night before and had lost a significant amount of blood. Rescuers transported the hiker out of the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Hiking With Family Killed After Being Struck By Car In Hudson Valley, State Police Say Woman Hiking With Family Killed After Being Struck By Car In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
Woman Hiking With Family Killed After Being Struck By Car In Hudson Valley, State Police Say A woman who was crossing a busy Hudson Valley highway while hiking with her family was struck and killed by a vehicle. Galina Surman, age 66, of Staten Island, was killed around 11:45 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 14, in Rockland County on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Stony Point.  Trooper Steven Nevel said an investigation revealed the driver of a 2010 Acura-TL traveling northbound on the Palisades in the passing lane struck Surman who was attempting to cross the highway.  Upon arrival, troopers observed someone performing life-saving measures and assisted with attemptin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood, NJ
News
Lost 18-Year-Old Hikers Rescued From Woods Along Palisades Trail Lost 18-Year-Old Hikers Rescued From Woods Along Palisades Trail
Lost 18-Year-Old Hikers Rescued From Woods Along Palisades Trail Responders rescued two 18-year-old hikers who got lost in the woods along the Palisades after dark. Palisades Interstate Parkway police were joined by various rescuers who helped find the pair near the State Line Lookout in Alpine shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday. These included Alpine firefighters and members of the Closter Ambulance & Rescue Corps with a rescue truck and ATV. The lost hikers were taken to a safe area where they were checked out by EMTs before being released. Responders said the incident served as a reminder to hikers to wear proper clothing, bring fully charged phone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Obituaries
PJ Angele Of Flemington Dies, 31 PJ Angele Of Flemington Dies, 31
PJ Angele Of Flemington Dies, 31 Paul "PJ" Angele of Flemington died on July 30 at Phoenixville Hospital Tower Health in Chester, PA. He was 31 years old. PJ graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School (Class of 2008) and had been working as a handyman for Happy Homes Maintenance the last two years, his obituary says. His obituary remembers him as the life of the party, with a passion for hiking, tattoos and the great outdoors. Committal was private.

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire
CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire A Connecticut man died after suffering an unknown medical condition while hiking. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14 in Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Officials say that the man from New Haven County, a 66-year-old Naugatuck resident, was hiking the Jewell Trail with his sons when he suddenly collapsed more than 2 miles up from the Base Station parking lot, His sons immediately started CPR and called 911, said Lieutenant Mark Ober of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Fish and Game Conservation officers were alerted to the emergency and st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
NJ Man Recovers From Venomous Snake Bite NJ Man Recovers From Venomous Snake Bite
NJ Man Recovers From Venomous Snake Bite A 21-year-old New Jersey man is recovering at home after he was bit by a copperhead snake, landing him in the hospital for three days. Kevin Murray of Pennington tells Daily Voice he was two minutes from his car on the way back from a sunset hike at Baldpate Mountain in Titusville when he felt a stinging sensation in his left ankle on Aug. 5. "At first I thought it was a bee or a wasp," he said. "I fell down and looked around, that’s when I saw the snake and put things together." Being that venomous snakes are uncommon in New Jersey, Murray thought he wouldn't have to worry about the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Falls 185 Feet Off CT Park Cliff While Hiking Woman Falls 185 Feet Off CT Park Cliff While Hiking
Woman Falls 185 Feet Off CT Park Cliff While Hiking A hiker who fell 185 feet off a cliff in Connecticut was critically injured and airlifted to a local hospital. The incident took place in New Haven County around 12:25 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3, in Meriden. First responders were dispatched to the area after receiving a report that a hiker fell near the castle above Hubbard Park, Meriden Fire officials said. The woman fell around 65 feet and then "tumbled" another 120 feet down the mountain, officials said. When rescuers reached the woman she was conscious but had suffered a serious head injury as well as other injuries, officials said. First…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Search Continues For Missing Appalachian Trail Hiker John Dunnam Search Continues For Missing Appalachian Trail Hiker John Dunnam
Search Continues For Missing Appalachian Trail Hiker John Dunnam Police in Pennsylvania on Sunday were still looking for missing hiker John Dunnam. Dunnam, 57, was last seen Tuesday in a section of the Appalachian Trail, PA State Police say. Particularly, Dunnam was near Chimney Rocks between the Deer Lick Shelter and the Rocky Mountain shelters when he was last seen, authorities said. He was wearing a gray shirt, blue hiking pants, carrying a green backpack and two trekking poles, state police said. If seen, call 717-249-2121 or 911.

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Hiker Dies After Falling 20 Feet At Hudson Valley Preserve, Police Say Hiker Dies After Falling 20 Feet At Hudson Valley Preserve, Police Say
Hiker Dies After Falling 20 Feet At Hudson Valley Preserve, Police Say A 31-year-old hiker died after he lost his footing while reaching for a piece of equipment and fell more than 20 feet at a Hudson Valley preserve. Evrim Cabuk, of Brooklyn, was found dead around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 22,  in Ulster County when New York State Police responded to the Mohonk Preserve in the vicinity of Undercliff Trail in the town of Gardiner for a report of a man with a head injury, said Trooper Steven Nevel.  New Paltz EMS and Mohonk Preserve Rangers were on the scene when troopers arrived.  The initial investigation revealed that Cabuk was retrieving a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley
Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley A 73-year-old Hudson Valley man was found dead, apparently of natural causes, in the vicinity of a hiking trail in the area. The resident of Philipstown, in Putnam County, was found on Monday, May 17 at the Schunnemunk State Park, located in Orange County, in the Town of Cornwall, said NYS Parks officials.  State Park Police, NYS Park Forest Rangers, Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, Town of Cornwall Police, Salisbury Mills FD, Cornwall FD, DEC forest rangers, and local EMS all responded to the scene. The incident remains under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Emergency Crews Cross Boonton Reservoir To Rescue Injured Pyramid Mountain Hiker PHOTOS: Emergency Crews Cross Boonton Reservoir To Rescue Injured Pyramid Mountain Hiker
Photos: Emergency Crews Cross Boonton Reservoir To Rescue Injured Pyramid Mountain Hiker Emergency crews from Morris County ventured deep into the woods and crossed the Boonton Reservoir to rescue an injured hiker Monday afternoon. The Montville Police Department dispatched the Montville Fire Department and the First Aid Squad to Pyramid Mountain after receiving a report of the lost hiker shortly before 1 p.m., authorities said. Rescuers found the hiker “deep in the woods” and stabilized injuries before exiting the area and taking a boat across the Boonton Reservoir, Montville Township police said. The victim was taken safely to a local hospital for further medical treatment, …

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by Valerie Musson