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TZB Jumper Hanging From Side Of Bridge Saved By Police TZB Jumper Hanging From Side Of Bridge Saved By Police
TZB Jumper Hanging From Side Of Bridge Saved By Police New TBZ Jumper Pulled To Safety By Officers Who 'Rappelled' Over Side, Police Say A jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge near the Westchester side was rescued by law enforcement. The incident took place on the bridge in the Tarrytown area around 10 a.m., Friday, May 27. State police confirmed the person was rescued but had few other details as the incident was unfolding. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Rescued From Mining Tunnel After Being Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder Hudson Valley Man Rescued From Mining Tunnel After Being Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder
Hudson Valley Man Rescued From Mining Tunnel After Being Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder An employee at an area materials quarry was rescued after a boulder broke free and landed on his machine, trapping him 2,500 feet into a tunnel. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Wingdale Materials quarry in Dutchess County in Dover, said the JH Ketcham Hose Company. According to Chief Ryan Sartori, of the JH Ketcham Hose Company, his department, along with Dover Ambulance, were dispatched to the quarry for the man trapped in a machine in the mine.  To free the man, a difficult, technical rescue operation took more than an hour after a 40-ton boulder pinned…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Being Stranded In Long Island Sound For Hours Man Rescued After Being Stranded In Long Island Sound For Hours
Man Rescued After Being Stranded In Long Island Sound For Hours Officers rescued a jet ski operator who had been stranded in the Long Island Sound for about three hours. At about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, a friend of the 60-year-old man notified the United States Coast Guard that the man was more than three hours overdue to return to Rocky Point, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  SCPD said a police helicopter responded just before 7 p.m. and located the jet ski floating in the water with no occupant.  SCPD officers Michael Malone and Shawn Mooney responded onboard the Marine Delta and found the man about a quarte…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Boater Accidentally Pulls Fast One On Himself After Taking On Water Near Westchester Harbor Boater Accidentally Pulls Fast One On Himself After Taking On Water Near Westchester Harbor
Boater Accidentally Pulls Fast One On Himself After Taking On Water Near Westchester Harbor What could have been a dramatic incident as a boater took on water on the Long Island Sound near a Westchester harbor turned into a laughable moment when it turned out there was nothing wrong with the boat and he was instead plagued by user error, authorities said. The New Rochelle Police Department’s Harbor Unit responded to a stretch of the Sound shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, where there was a report of a distressed boater possibly in need of a rescue. According to officials, the boater, who was the only one on the 31-foot Sea Ray vessel at the time, reported that he was taki…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say
Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman who took police on a high-speed chase was saved by the officers who had been attempting to stop her after she intentionally crashed into a river, police say. The incident began around 7:49 p.m., Monday, June 21, in western Orange County. Port Jervis Officer Andrew Dillinger was conducting speed enforcement on East Main Street near the Port Jervis Middle School when he observed a gray Chrysler sedan driving 50 miles an hour in a 30 per hour zone on East Main Street. The vehicle was operating at a high rate of speed into a sharp curve located in front of the Port Jervis…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Boater Found Clinging To Side Of Vessel In Hudson River Rescued Boater Found Clinging To Side Of Vessel In Hudson River Rescued
Boater Found Clinging To Side Of Vessel In Hudson River Rescued A man was rescued from the Hudson River after he was heard yelling for help. The incident took place around 11:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, in Dutchess County. City of Beacon Police officers responded to Red Flynn Drive near the Sloop Club for a man reported to be yelling for help, said Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson. Officers located a capsized rowboat in the river approximately 20 yards from land with a man clinging to it, Johnson said. Officers were able to throw a rope at the man and pull him to the pier where he was lifted out of the water.  The City of Beacon Fire Dep…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Drones Used To Rescue Stranded Hikers Near Breakneck Ridge Drones Used To Rescue Stranded Hikers Near Breakneck Ridge
Drones Used To Rescue Stranded Hikers Near Breakneck Ridge The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office turned to technology to help rescue two hikers who found themselves in a precarious position near Breakneck Ridge in Philipstown. Two hikers called the Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, June 9, after becoming stranded on a steep precipice approximately a half mile south from Breakneck Ridge, Sheriff Robert Langley Jr. said.  The Cold Spring Fire Department and New York State Park Police located the hikers at approximately 5 p.m., but were unable to rescue them due to the terrain. Langley said that a command post and staging area was set up near the Cornish…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound
Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound First responders saved seven passengers who were in a boat that capsized on the Long Island, including one woman who was trapped under the vessel and tangled in fishing gear. Police released a video showing the daring rescue on Sunday, June 9, which shows the divers who were deployed from a helicopter and found a female victim in an air pocket under the boat. Video of the interaction can be found here. "Great job by #NYPD Aviation & #SCUBA rescuing a victim trapped under a capsized boat in the Long Island Sound," the NYPD posted on Twitter. "The divers deployed from the helicopter and …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Clinging To Branch After Trying To Save Dog Rescued From Croton River Man Clinging To Branch After Trying To Save Dog Rescued From Croton River
Man Clinging To Branch After Trying To Save Dog Rescued From Croton River A simple walk with his dog turned into a nightmare for a man who ended up clinging to a tree branch to keep from drowning in the rushing water of the Croton River. The man became stranded while chasing his dog who ran into the water in the Croton Gorge Park section of the river around 7 p.m. Wednesday, said the Croton Fire Department on Facebook. A passerby noticed the man and called 911. After receiving the call, Croton Fire headed to the river with a water rescue unit along with the Yorktown Fire Water Rescue team, EMS responders from Ossining and Croton, Westchester County Police Depart…

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by Kathy Reakes