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Ithaca College Freshman Rescues Alumna Hiker After Nearly Fatal Fall
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“When I first saw her, it was like ‘oh my god, she’s alive,’ because, on the way down, I honestly expected she wouldn’t be,” Grant said.
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“When I first saw her, it was like ‘oh my god, she’s alive,’ because, on the way down, I honestly expected she wouldn’t be,” Grant said.
Early Wednesday around 7:50 a.m, Trumansburg Fire Department arrived at Taughannock Falls State Park to rescue an individual that had fallen 30 feet to the rocky bottom of the waterfall, according to a statement by the department.
On the night of July 5, while spending the holiday weekend with friends at Jersey Shore, Ryan Maloney ’20 suffered a spinal cord injury. Since then, he has been unable to move his legs, but has maintained sensation below his waist, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up by his Cornell lacrosse teammates.
A man in his mid-60s was found bleeding severely from his head in downtown Ithaca on Thursday afternoon and was airlifted to a regional trauma center, authorities said.
The woman appears to have been hit by the vehicle while she was crossing a crosswalk on East Avenue in front of the Statler Hotel on Thursday morning.