Crews Responding To Reports Of Injured Swimmer At Area Waterfall Where Teen Drowned

Emergency crews are responding to reports of an injured swimmer at a popular waterfall in the region.

Fawn's Leap waterfall in Greene County
Photo Credit: *New York State Department of Environmental Conservation*

08/14/2023 7:00 p.m.

Medics in Greene County were called at around 5:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, for a swimmer in distress at Fawn’s Leap, located near the hamlet of Haines Falls in the Town of Hunter.

Crews from the Haines Falls Fire District found the swimmer with injuries, according to police radio traffic.

Earlier Report: 16-Year-Old Boy Drowns After Jumping From Waterfall In Greene County

The extent of the person’s injuries, as well as their age and gender, was not immediately available.

The incident came days after a 16-year-old Brooklyn boy drowned after jumping from the top of the falls with a friend.

New York State Police divers later recovered the teen’s body and pronounced him dead at the scene.

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