Dozens flocked to the scene to contribute.įirst responders shared the man was walking along a trail when he slipped and fell down a steep embankment. Chopper 2 caught the Nyack Community Ambulance Corp arriving at Nyack Beach State Park, which sits along the Hudson River.
Wednesday morning, a little after 8 o'clock, his calls for help were finally answered. "We weren't able to locate him," he said. Police canvased the neighborhood, checked with hospitals and cell phone service and alerted neighboring police departments. Peters says the man left around 1:30 in the afternoon and did not come home. "At about a quarter to 5 yesterday evening, we received a call from the missing person's wife that he had left the residence," Clarkstown Police Det. The search started Tuesday after Clarkstown Police got a call about a missing person. "Someone heard screams this morning coming from the side of the mountain," Nyack Fire Captain Bob VanCura said. From the stokes basket to a stretcher, Nyack EMS and Rockland medics worked together to roll him from the ledge's edge to ambulance. Members of the all-volunteer Nyack Fire Department high-angle rescue team pulled the missing hiker nearly 60 feet up over rough terrain to safety in Nyack Beach State Park. There was a heroic high-angle rescue of a missing hiker Wednesday morning, and thanks to a well-coordinated effort by first responders, this story has a happy ending.ĬBS2's Vanessa Murdock watched those first responders hoist the man to safety. First responders rescue missing hiker who fell down embankment 02:13
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