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Two Public Works Employees Rescued After Boat Overturns In Croton River Two Public Works Employees Rescued After Boat Overturns In Croton River
Two Public Works Employees Rescued After Boat Overturns In Croton River Two Croton Public Works employees were rescued by members from the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department after being stranded in the Croton River. The rescue took place a little after 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, when the department was notified of an overturned boat with two people in the water near the Croton River's Silver Lake Park, said the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. The employees had been performing maintenance work on the river at the time of the accident.  Upon arrival, firefighters found a boat belonging to the Public Works Department had capsized, stranding one party on a ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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