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PA Man Flown To Trauma Center After Diving Headfirst Into Lambertville Wing Dam PA Man Flown To Trauma Center After Diving Headfirst Into Lambertville Wing Dam
PA Man Flown To Trauma Center After Diving Headfirst Into Lambertville Wing Dam A Pennsylvania man was airlifted to a nearby trauma center with a serious head injury after diving into the Lambertville Wing Dam on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, authorities said. Crews responded to the dam on reports of a man with a head laceration around 3:50 p.m. and found a man in his 30s who had walked out from the dam and up to the canal path, Lambertville City Police Lt. Robert Brown said. A follow-up investigation found that the man, from Doylestown, PA, had dove headfirst into the river, struck a large rock, and suffered a deep laceration to his head. Crews requested a NorthSTAR me…

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by Valerie Musson
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3 Hurt, Including Police During Apartment Complex Fire In Hunterdon County: UPDATE 3 Hurt, Including Police During Apartment Complex Fire In Hunterdon County: UPDATE
3 Hurt, Including Police During Apartment Complex Fire In Hunterdon County: Update UPDATE: The victim succumbed to his injuries later on Thursday, officials said. He has been identified as David Sloane, a navy veteran and maintenance/administrative worker for the apartment complex. ------------------------ An unconscious man was airlifted and two police officers were hurt during a Hunterdon County apartment fire that evacuated half a dozen units overnight, authorities said. The Lambertville police and fire departments were called to the blaze at the South Hunterdon Apartments at 181 N. Main Street just before 1:35 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, the City of Lambertville said. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Cyclist, 56, Flown To Hospital After Falling Down Steep Hill In Hunterdon County Cyclist, 56, Flown To Hospital After Falling Down Steep Hill In Hunterdon County
Cyclist, 56, Flown To Hospital After Falling Down Steep Hill In Hunterdon County A 56-year-old cyclist was flown to a nearby hospital after falling down a steep hill in Hunterdon County and losing consciousness, authorities said. The Pittstown woman was cycling on the Delaware-Raritan Canal Tow Path when she lost control of her bicycle and ran down a steep slope into a wooded area around 3:35 p.m. Sunday Oct. 23, a press release from Lambertville Police said. The Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad arrived to take the unconscious woman out of the woods and to Ely Field, which is next to the Lambertville Public School. From there, the woman was flown to R…

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by Valerie Musson
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Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos) Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos)
Car Slams Into Hunterdon County Home (Photos) A car barreled into a Hunterdon County home over the weekend, authorities said. The crash occurred outside a home in Alexandria Township shortly before 3:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the Hunterdon County Technical Rescue Task Force. The crash destroyed a column between the home’s garage doors, which then had to be stabilized before the vehicle could be safely pushed back into the driveway, the task force said. The second-floor joists that had lost their support from the column were restored and stabilized using a three-post vertical shore. “The shore was built in place in order to work…

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by Valerie Musson
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2 Cars Collide At Busy Lambertville Intersection [PHOTOS] 2 Cars Collide At Busy Lambertville Intersection [PHOTOS]
2 Cars Collide At Busy Lambertville Intersection [Photos] Two cars collided at a busy intersection in Lambertville Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Lambertville Fire Department rushed to the scene at the intersection of Route 179 and Bridge Street after receiving a report of a crash that “sounded bad” just before 10:10 a.m. Upon arrival, all occupants had safely exited both vehicles and refused additional medical care. Meanwhile, the Rescue 17 crew dealt with a small fluid spill and secured the power to both vehicles, the department said. The crash was investigated by the Lambertville Police Department, and the scene was cleared in unde…

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by Valerie Musson
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PHOTOS: Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Construction Site Accident Involving Soil Compactor PHOTOS: Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Construction Site Accident Involving Soil Compactor
Photos: Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Construction Site Accident Involving Soil Compactor A construction worker was airlifted with serious lower body injuries after a Thursday morning accident involving a soil compactor in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Robin Hill Way in Raritan Township shortly after 10:40 a.m. on a report that a soil machine had overturned into a septic system, the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said on Facebook. Upon arrival, EMS members observed a man who had fallen into a 10-foot hole for a future septic bed after jumping out of the way when the soil compactor accidentally overturned,…

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by Valerie Musson