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State Police: Boy, 13, Rescued After Falling Off Hiking Trail In Sussex County

A 13-year-old boy was rescued after falling off a cliff on a Sussex County hiking trail Thursday night, state police said.

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The boy had followed a trail up a rock face in Lafayette Township and slipped off shortly after 7:30 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice.

He was rescued with help from the local fire department and taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said.

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