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DEC Forest Rangers Assist with Water Rescue in Lyons
Falls
Published: August 06, 2024
at 04:50 p.m.
By: NYS DEC
From August 06,
2024 New York State DEC
Forest Rangers--Week in Review Press Release
Recent Statewide
Forest Ranger Actions
Lewis County
Water Recue: On Aug. 3 at 11:25 a.m., Forest Rangers Evans and
Lee responded to a call for multiple subjects in distress in the Black
River. A 66-year-old, 44-year-old, 37-year-old, and 5-year-old from
Boonville were approximately one mile downstream from the Lyons Falls boat
launch when they fell out of their kayaks. A nearby motorboat operator
helped the four into the boat. Rangers arrived in an air boat and brought
the subjects to a waiting ambulance. Rangers assisted the Lewis County
Sheriff’s Department and the 3G, Lyons Falls, and Port Leyden Fire
Departments. Resources were clear at 1:30 p.m.
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