LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Two Buffalo-area residents, their mastiff and bulldog needed Sunday's rope rescue after they tried to save their slipping dogs themselves. According to a press release from NYS Parks Police, the investigation determined that one of the dogs slipped on an icy patch in the area of Hogsback Overlook and broke away from his leash, slipping into the ravine. The second dog also broke free following the first. The couple then … [Read more...]
Letchworth Rope Rescue Saves 2 Hikers, 2 Dogs
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Two hikers and their two dogs are home safe thanks to a multi-department rope rescue in Letchworth State Park Sunday night. According to Bob Lonsberry, who reported to the area of Hogsback Overlook for WHAM 1180, both hikers were rescued uninjured, and then first responders returned for the hikers' two dogs. The original emergency call for the rescue went out at about 4:40 p.m. Members of the Cuylerville, Leicester … [Read more...]
Over 100-Foot Fall Caused Non-Life Threatening Injuries for Teen in Springwater
SPRINGWATER – The teen who fell more than 100 feet down a waterfall Tuesday afternoon was successfully transported to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries. First responders who were at the scene confirmed Wednesday that the 18-year-old male is currently at Strong Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The incident was on private property about a mile off of Canadice Road. "At about 3:26 p.m., we received a call of a … [Read more...]
SUN VIDEO: Springwater Rope Rescue Saves Teen from Waterfall
SPRINGWATER – Rescuers rescued a badly injured 18-year-old from the bottom of a 200-foot waterfall on Tuesday. The Livingston County Sheriff's Office's Chief Deputy Matt Burgess said that the emergency call went out at about 3:30 p.m. for a teenage male fallen from a waterfall on private property about a mile off of Canadice Road. The teen is thought to have been hiking with a friend when he fell down the waterfall. He is not thought to … [Read more...]
Daredevils Risk All on Letchworth’s Iconic Trestle Bridge
CASTILE – Visitors to Letchworth State Park report that two people were climbing and walking on the railroad bridge spanning the Genesee River just above the upper falls this weekend, apparently willing to risk all for a fresh perspective on the fall foliage. State Park Police warned that the bridge and surrounding cliffs are closed to all foot traffic for obvious safety reasons, and said that visitors should take in the gorgeous fall views … [Read more...]
Teen Victim Identified in Fallbrook Rope Rescue
GENESEO – On Tuesday afternoon, an 18-year-old female hiker from Fairport was transported to Strong Hospital with non life threatening injuries after she fell at the Fall Brook Water Falls in the Town of Geneseo. According to a press release from Livingston County Undersheriff Matthew Bean, four females from the Fairport and Penfield area were hiking on a path down the gorge when one of them, Courtney A. Leverett, lost her footing. Courtney … [Read more...]
Rope Rescue for Teen Hiker at Fallbrook
GENESEO – First responders completed a daring and tedious rope rescue at Fallbrook Falls on Rte. 63 in Geneseo Tuesday afternoon. An 18-year-old female from Fairport reportedly fell 20 feet into the Fallbrook gorge close to Rte. 63 at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, and first responders spent the next 90 minutes pulling her back up the steep, wooded slope to the ambulance on a stretcher. "It was a 90 minute rescue," said Geneseo Fire Chief Andrew … [Read more...]
Young Man Ticketed After 60 Foot Fall in Letchworth Gorge
MOUNT MORRIS — A daring rope rescue early Sunday evening resulted in a young man's safe return home after falling 60 feet near Hogs Back Overlook in Letchworth State Park, and a ticket from the State Park Police. According to a press release from Randy Simmons and Dan Keefe with New York State Park Police, Tim Mazurczak, 22, of Cheektowaga, NY, was hiking when he stepped too close to the edge of the trail, and fell into the gorge. At about … [Read more...]