Man Rescued After 120-Foot Fall Into Silo at Abandoned Upstate NY Cement Plant

Man who survived fall in abandoned Catskill cement silo faces criminal charges

Police said the man and a friend illegally entered the long-vacated plant to explore and camp.

Man who fell into abandoned Greene County cement silo charged

CEMENTON, N.Y. — A man who was rescued late Friday night, Aug. 1, after falling several stories into a vacant cement silo at the abandoned Lehigh cement plant in the Catskill hamlet has been charged with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, according to state police. Luke H. Apy, age 23, of Malta in Saratoga County, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 3, and accused of trespassing at the Lehigh Cement Plant at 6388 U.S. Route 9W, police said Monday. Anoth…

Man rescued after 120-foot fall into silo at abandoned Upstate NY cement plant

CATSKILL — Emergency crews worked in the dark late Friday night to rescue a man who plunged an estimated 150-feet into a silo at an abandoned Upstate New York industrial plant.

Crews rescue man from cement silo in Catskill

CATSKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Several emergency crews were called to the Lehigh Cement Company plant in Catskill on Friday after a man reportedly fell into an empty silo. According to authorities, the victim had fallen about 150 feet. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Officials from Catskill, Greene County, Ulster County and the state were dispatched to the plant, located off U.S. Route 9W, …

Two men arrested after 100 foot fall into abandoned cement factory silo in Catskill

Two men were arrested after one of them fell 100 feet into a silo while trespassing at an abandoned cement plant in Catskill, according to State Police. On the night of August 1, 2025, Lucas Marrello, 21, of Cambridge, and Luke H. Apy, 23, of Malta, allegedly entered the off-limits property of the Lehigh Cement Plant on Route 9W. Police said the pair breached a perimeter fence before climbing to the top of one of the site’s cement silos. While e…