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Vehicle Intertwines With Guardrail, People Injured In 2-Car Westchester Crash Vehicle Intertwines With Guardrail, People Injured In 2-Car Westchester Crash
Vehicle Intertwines With Guardrail, People Injured In 2-Car Westchester Crash Multiple people were injured and had to be extricated from a vehicle after it slammed into a guardrail in Westchester County after a two-car crash.  The accident happened on Saturday, Jan. 21 around 12:20 p.m. in Harrison on the eastbound side of Westchester Avenue at Kenilworth Road, according to the Purchase Fire Department.  Once arriving at the scene of the crash, firefighters went to work on removing the driver's door of the vehicle that hit the guardrail. The SUV was then freed from the guardrail with the help of a grip hoist, which allowed firefighters to remove all of…

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by Ben Crnic
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Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages
Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages A single-engine airplane that departed from Westchester County Airport crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland, causing a massive power outage and taking hours for rescuers to reach the two victims inside the plane. The Mooney M20J, owned by MFC Corporation of Washington, DC, left Westchester County Airport in White Plains, late in the afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 27, and crashed into the wires near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, around 5:40 p.m., said Rick Breitenfeldt of the Federal Aviation Administration. Two people were on board, including the pilot identified …

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by Kathy Reakes
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3 Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Hudson Valley Reservoir 3 Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Hudson Valley Reservoir
3 Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Hudson Valley Reservoir Three people were saved after their boat capsized in a Hudson Valley reservoir. On Wednesday, Nov. 2 around 12 p.m., first responders were dispatched to the Croton Falls Reservoir in Carmel in the area of Hemlock Dam Road after a boat containing three people capsized, according to Mahopac fire officials.  With the help of a team of Mahopac fire officials, Carmel Police, and the Putnam County Sheriff, the three people were taken back to shore and transported to Danbury Hospital, officials said.  "Truly amazing people doing their jobs to save lives," Mahopac Fire Public Inform…

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by Ben Crnic
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Second Person Dies After Family Members Pulled From Lake In Region Second Person Dies After Family Members Pulled From Lake In Region
Second Person Dies After Family Members Pulled From Lake In Region Two men have now died and a woman is on life support following a drowning incident involving family members at a lake in the region. The incident took place around 2:15 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 28 in Sullivan County. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, troopers from the Liberty barracks responded to White Lake in the town of Bethel for a report of numerous drownings. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Long Island family from Bellerose in Nassau County began swimming in White Lake at approximately 10 a.m., Nevel said. Afrid Haider, age 34, was walking in knee-level water when he fell in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Hudson Valley Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Hudson Valley
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Hudson Valley A woman died after being pulled from a lake in the Hudson Valley, according to authorities. At about 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18 authorities in Ulster County were dispatched to Williams Lake, in the Town of Rosendale for a water emergency. Upon arrival, the responding units found that Carol Smith, from New York City, had been visiting friends locally and had gone underwater while swimming and not resurfaced, according to the Rosendale Police Department. Responders immediately entered the water and began a rescue search, while additional resources were responding to the scene.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound
Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound The body of a victim has been recovered after a rowboat overturned on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 on Long Island's North Fork in Suffolk County off Route 48 in the village of Greenport, when the 9-foot long rowboat was in the area of the Cliff Side condominiums, Southold Town Police said. There were two people reported onboard, according to police. One person swam to shore and the other was unaccounted for, said police. The Greenport Fire Department, Suffolk County Aviation unit and the Coast Guard responded to assist Southold Town Polic…

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by Joe Lombardi