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Mountain Rescue: Rangers Carry Injured Hiker Mile To Safety In Catskills Mountain Rescue: Rangers Carry Injured Hiker Mile To Safety In Catskills
Mountain Rescue: Rangers Carry Injured Hiker Mile To Safety In Catskills Forest rangers carried an injured hiker a mile to safety after the hiker suffered an ankle injury in the Catskill Mountains. The hours-long rescue operation began at around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 in Greene County, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).  Crews were told that a hiker had been injured on the west side of Sugarloaf Mountain, near the town of Hunter. After reaching the 65-year-old hiker, who is from Connecticut, a ranger determined that additional crews would be needed to carry the hiker the one mile down the mountain in icy condition…

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Driver High On Mushrooms Had Dog In Car During Town Of Hunter Crash, Police Say Driver High On Mushrooms Had Dog In Car During Town Of Hunter Crash, Police Say
Driver High On Mushrooms Had Dog In Car During Town Of Hunter Crash, Police Say A 40-year-old man is facing charges after crashing his car while allegedly high on mushrooms with a dog inside, authorities said. New York State Police said troopers in Greene County were called at around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, with reports of a single-vehicle crash on State Route 23A in the town of Hunter. When troopers arrived, they found an empty Nissan Pathfinder in a ditch partially blocking the roadway. The driver - Massachusetts resident Alexander Rakita, of South Easton in Bristol County - was found walking with a dog in a nearby parking lot, police said. He had blood on his c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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24-Year-Old From Hunter Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver 24-Year-Old From Hunter Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver
24-Year-Old From Hunter Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Just months after losing their daughter to a suspected drunk driver, a Capital District family is again in mourning, this time over the loss of their 24-year-old son. Greene County resident Luke Niosi, of Coxsackie, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Hunter on Sunday, Aug. 28, according to police. Earlier Report: 24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Hunter Investigators determined that Niosi had been riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on State Route 23A when he crossed the center line and struck a guardrail. Paramedics transported him to Columbia M…

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24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Hunter 24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Hunter
24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Hunter A 24-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the Capital District. The wreck happened in Greene County at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, in the town of Hunter, State police said. Investigators determined that Luke Niosi, of Coxsackie, was riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on State Route 23A when he crossed the center line and struck a guardrail. Paramedics transported Niosi to Columbia Memorial Hospital, but he was pronounced dead in the ambulance, police said. No other vehicles were involved in the wreck and there were no other injuries reported. Ac…

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by Michael Mashburn