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RISKY RESCUE: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades RISKY RESCUE: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades
Risky Rescue: Rappel Team Above, Officers Below Pluck Trapped Female Trio From Palisades A rappel team from above the Palisades teamed up with a marine officer below to rescue three out-of-state hikers who'd become trapped on a cliff above the Hudson River. The women left the marked trail Monday afternoon and were caught on steep, boulder-filled terrain in the Alpine section of Palisades Interstate Park near what's known as the Giant Stairs, PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. The hikers -- one from San Gabriel, CA, another from Warminster, PA, both 24, and a 25-year-old from Quincy, MA -- gave PIP police their coordinates, which helped rescuers locate them, Watkins said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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100+ Boy Scouts Witness Air, Water Search For Female GWB Jumper 100+ Boy Scouts Witness Air, Water Search For Female GWB Jumper
100+ Boy Scouts Witness Air, Water Search For Female GWB Jumper As more than 100 Boy Scouts looked on, authorities searched the Hudson River Saturday night for a woman who jumped from the George Washington Bridge. Air and water craft began searching the river after her car was found abandoned in the middle of the bridge's lower level.  A short time later, a recovery effort was launched. The upper level has a suicide-prevention fence. The lower level doesn't. The youngsters were at an annual retreat sponsored by the Newark Catholic Committee on Scouting at Ross Dock picnic area along the river in the Fort Lee section of Palisades Interstate Park. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco