GENESEO/LEICESTER — Two hikers were rescued from the Genesee River by Livingston County Sheriff's Deputies and local fire departments. According to a report from Livingston County Sheriff, Thomas Dougherty, a 911 call was placed to Livingston County Emergency Communications Center on July 8 for a father and daughter trapped in the river by a strong current. Deputies were immediately dispatched to the area of 3257 Cuylerville Road, along with … [Read more...]
WATCH: Farmer’s Big Heart, Steady Hand Rescues Snowy Owl from York Water Tank
YORK – A local dairy farmer's steady hand and love for raptors likely saved the life of a stunning but clumsy snowy owl. Arielle Fitch, a lifelong farmer with a growing interest in falconry, found the frustrated owl at the bottom of an empty water tank on Noblehurst Farms on Steward Road, Linwood. With a ladder and a farmer's knowledge of how to handle birds, she went into the tank to pick the bird up. "Birds typically don't fly straight … [Read more...]
Livonia Firefighters Save Woman and Home from Burning Propane Tank
LIVONIA – Hero firefighters battled a burning underground propane tank to save a trapped woman and a home Tuesday night. According to first responders who were at the scene, leaking fumes from a mobile home's 1,000-gallon underground propane tank ignited just before 9 p.m. and continued burning, lighting the house on fire. "Myself and deputy chief Alexander arrived on scene and found the side of the mobile home on fire along with a 1,000 … [Read more...]
WATCH: Geneseo Police Officer Saves Fawn from Ditch
GENESEO – Body cam footage from a Geneseo Police Officer recorded the moment that he freed a fawn who was stuck in a ditch by Pizza Hut. Geneseo Police Officer Dan Piedmonte said a passerby reported that a fawn had been stuck in the water by a culvert on Rte. 20A (South Street) for 45 minutes to an hour. "I tried to spook it so it would jump up on the bank but it just couldn't make it so I got down and pulled it up," said Piedmonte. The … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Awards Tim Howe for Heroic Fire Rescue
MOUNT MORRIS Electrician and Mount Morris Rotarian Tim Howe received an award and grateful applause at Monday night's Village Board meeting. He's the village's newest hero. It was Howe who came to the rescue when an apartment building on Trumbull Street caught fire and two people were trapped upstairs. He accepted the award to applause and shouts of 'good job!' and 'speech!' from the public. "I heard the fire whistle go off at home and I … [Read more...]
Letchworth Park Police Rope Rescue Missing Dog
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A difficult rope rescue at Letchworth State Park ended happily for Skippy the dog, who went missing two days before. According to our news partner News10NBC, State Park Police Sgt. Ryan Clancy made the rope rescue after a Livingston County Sheriff's Office Unmanned Aerial Vehice (drone) safely showed the dog's location and size and let rescuers adjust the right harness. “This rescue is an important reminder of the … [Read more...]
Rescue Operation at Geneseo’s Fallbrook Falls
GENESEO – First responders performed a rescue operation at Fallbrook on Rte. 63 late Saturday morning. First responders performed a rescue for one person. "This is an isolated incident and there is no public safety threat," said Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty. "Due to the nature of the incident, no further information will be released." The incident is thought to have involved one person and there is not thought to be any … [Read more...]
4 Local Fire Departments Hone Cold Water Rescue Skills in Conesus Lake
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Four local fire departments took to Conesus Lake on Sunday for annual ice and cold water rescue drills. The Conesus Fire Department hosted the Groveland, Springwater and Lakeville Fire Departments. Drills were at the Conesus Inlet Fish and Wildlife Management Area on East Swamp Road. Fire Department members practiced several different rescue scenarios throughout the morning. … [Read more...]
‘Genny the Pig’ Has Uncertain Future after Geneseo Rescue
GENESEO – The future of Geneseo's latest celebrity is less than certain now that it is safe from traffic. Wednesday night, Village officials worked together to safely capture a loose piglet found wandering through traffic on Rte. 20A near the bus garage. Now the search is on for the rightful owners, but finding them could result in a not-so-favorable outcome for the pig, affectionately named 'Genny' after the rescue. "It's a meat pig," said … [Read more...]
Kittycat ‘Elsa’ Saved and Adopted by Sheriff’s Deputy
YORK – In this week's 50 degree 'heat wave' it may seem like last week's frigid temperatures are long in the past, but for one furry York resident, low daytime temperatures could have proved deadly just this past Friday if it weren't for a rescue by her now adopted dad, a Sergeant with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office. According to the county Sheriff's Facebook page, Deputy Sergeant Chad Draper was on routine patrol supervising the day … [Read more...]