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Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff In Orange County Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff In Orange County
Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff In Orange County A missing woman who had not been seen in a day was located by a New York State Police drone at the bottom of a Hudson Valley cliff.  The incident occurred in Orange County around 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at the Hawk's Nest in Sparrow Bush. According to State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, the 41-year-old New York City woman from Brooklyn, had been reported missing to the New York City Police on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Nevel said Deerpark Police located a 2008 Honda FIT registered to the missing woman at a pull-off area along Route 97.  A state police pilot conducted a search u…
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Jumper Identified As Hudson Valley 34-Year-Old Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Jumper Identified As Hudson Valley 34-Year-Old
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Jumper Identified As Hudson Valley 34-Year-Old This story has been updated. The person who jumped from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge has been identified as a Hudson Valley man. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on the Beacon side of the bridge at around 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an investigation determined a passerby observed the victim, later identified as Ryan Franolich, age 34, jumping from the bridge and reporting it to the Bridge Authority.  Franolich, of the town of Clinton in Dutchess, was later found dead with the assistance of the New York State Police U…
Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Palisades Center Mall To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Palisades Center Mall To Prevent Deaths By Suicide
Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Palisades Center Mall To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Following the death of a 32-year-old woman who jumped from a high floor at a Hudson Valley mall, a petition has been started to urge the shopping center to add protective barriers to prevent such incidents. Related: Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack The unidentified woman's death occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. After the news reported the suicide, Rockland County resident Shannon Harding said something had to be done. "I started the petition as a …