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Video Shows Rescue In Cliff-Diving Gone Wrong In Passaic County Video Shows Rescue In Cliff-Diving Gone Wrong In Passaic County
Video Shows Rescue In Cliff-Diving Gone Wrong In Passaic County The New Jersey State Police Department has released video footage of an aerial rescue of a cliff-diver who suffered serious injuries in a West Milford accident. The NJSP's aviation unit and TEAMS unit, a special operations unit, responded to an area of West Milford Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, for a diver who was seriously injured in rugged terrain. Pilots, hoist operators, and rescuers "undertook a complex and high-risk extraction," NJSP says.  Video shows troopers locating the victim from the air, packaging him into a stokes basket, and then hoisting him up. "Facing challenging weat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sussex County Woman Flown To Trauma Center After Being Kicked In Head By Horse: Police Sussex County Woman Flown To Trauma Center After Being Kicked In Head By Horse: Police
Sussex County Woman Flown To Trauma Center After Being Kicked In Head By Horse: Police A Sussex County woman was airlifted to a nearby trauma center after being kicked in the head by a horse, authorities said. Judith Hempel, 40, was attempting to control a male horse who had become aggressive while trying to get into the stall of a female horse around 12 p.m. on Friday, June 10, Sparta Police Lt. John Lamon told DailyVoice.com. Hempel was then kicked in the back of the head by the male horse, Lamon said. Hempel, of Sparta, was flown to Morristown Trauma Center for treatment of the head injury, authorities said. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson