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CLIFFS RESCUE: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades CLIFFS RESCUE: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades
Cliffs Rescue: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades A 20-year-old Rutherford man was rescued from the Palisades after he fell and was injured before dawn on Labor Day, authorities said. The victim called police from the Englewood Cliffs section of the Palisade Interstate Parkway overlooking the Hudson River at 2:12 a.m. Monday, Sept. 4, PIP Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. Parkway officers using GPS coordinates quickly located him about 50 feet down the cliff just south of the Rockefeller Lookout, the lieutenant said. He complained of head and back injuries, Walker said. The East Bergen Rappel Team, Alpine Fire Department, Closter Volu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Responders Rescue Victim Who Fell 40 Feet Down Palisades HEROES: Responders Rescue Victim Who Fell 40 Feet Down Palisades
Heroes: Responders Rescue Victim Who Fell 40 Feet Down Palisades Palisades Interstate Parkway police rescued a victim who fell 40 feet down the cliffs above the Hudson River on Saturday. The 43-year-old Brooklyn man was wearing sneakers with no treads when he slipped from an area known as Peanut Leap Falls and rolled down the mountain at the Rockland County border in Alpine shortly before 11:30 a.m., PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Arriving by boat on the Hudson River, members of the department's Marine Services Bureau climbed 100 or so feet up the steep slope to the spot where the victim had fallen, Walter said. They gave immediate …

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by Jerry DeMarco