HUNTER, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Each week the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) releases the “Forest Rangers Week in Review.” For the week of January 20 to 25, Forest Rangers in Greene County rescued an injured ice climber at Buttermilk Falls. 
	
		Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox!	 According to the DEC, Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. To contact a Forest R…

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New Paltz ice climber rescued during Buttermilk Falls climb

State Police staged a dramatic aerial rescue of an injured ice climber at Buttermilk Falls last week.

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Video shows dramatic rescue of ice climber at Buttermilk Falls

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HUNTER, N.Y. — An ice climber from New Paltz was rescued by forest rangers and hoisted onto a state police helicopter after a fall at Butternut Falls, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Wednesday. At about 11:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, the 35-year-old New Paltz climber was “climbing solo without ropes and did not have a cell phone” when he fell, the department said. After the fall, “the climber lowered himself down four more p…

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New Paltz ice climber rescued after fall in Greene County

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The climber suffered multiple injuries after falling 100 feet in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Video: Snohomish County SAR members rescue ice climber from Mount Sloan Michael Henneke

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Snohomish County SAR members rescue ice climber from Mount Sloan

HUNTER — A New Paltz man, ice climbing alone at Buttermilk Falls on Friday, was hospitalized after he was injured following a fall during the climb.

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Man hurt in Hunter ice climbing fall

On Jan. 24, at 11:41am, officials in Greene County called for assistance from Forest Rangers to help an injured ice climber at Buttermilk Falls. The climber, a 35-year-old New Paltz resident, had fallen but managed to descend four more pitches before encountering a group of ice climbers who alerted authorities. While waiting for rescue, the group provided initial care for the climber, who had sustained injuries to his ankle and wrist. https://ex…

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Video captures dramatic rescue of New Paltz ice climber at Buttermilk Falls

New Paltz ice climber rescued during Buttermilk Falls climb

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