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Hudson Valley Woman Loses Control Of Car, Lands In Creek, Police Say Hudson Valley Woman Loses Control Of Car, Lands In Creek, Police Say
Hudson Valley Woman Loses Control Of Car, Lands In Creek, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was rescued after she lost control of her car and landed in an area creek. Ulster County resident Marlene Sommers, age 60, of Saugerties, was rescued around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 after driving her 2010 Subaru Outback into a creek, said Joseph Sinagra Chief of Saugerties Police.  According to Sinagra, officers responded to the area of 764 Glasco Turnpike for a call that Sommers had driven off the roadway and landed in Plattekill Creek. When police arrived they found Sommers had been able free herself from the vehicle and was out of the water, Sinagra sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hiker Found Dead In Area After Intensive Search Involving 17 Rangers Hiker Found Dead In Area After Intensive Search Involving 17 Rangers
Hiker Found Dead In Area After Intensive Search Involving 17 Rangers A 59-year-old hiker was found dead following an intensive search after he failed to show up to meet a friend. The incident began around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, when state Forest Rangers Mark Brand, Kenneth Gierloff, and Christine Nelson responded to a search for a missing 50-year-old male in Platte Clove.  Based on the information provided by a friend, the unidentified man was dropped off on Platte Clove Road and planned to hike down to the Plattekill Creek, camp, and then hike through to meet a friend at Saugerties Bridge on Becker Road, officials with the Department of Environmental Co…

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by Kathy Reakes