Woman, 18, Injured In Accident At Swimming Hole On Ramapo River
An 18-year-old woman was saved from a remote "swimming hole," during a dramatic rescue by Town of Tuxedo police with the help of others.
The rescue took place around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, July 13, when Tuxedo police received a call that the woman had fallen 35-feet headfirst onto rocks below at a swimming hole known as the "bubbles," on the Ramapo River, said Tuxedo Police Lt. John Norton.
According to Norton, after taking more than an hour to get to the scene due to its remote location, officers had to strip down and swim in 20-foot deep water until finally locating the victim.
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Identity Released For 20-Year-Old Woman Killed While Walking On Lirr Tracks
Long Island Railroad officials have released the identity of a woman electrocuted by a third-rail track in Freeport.
Kay Bernese-Lopez, 20, of Hempstead, was killed about 6 a.m., Saturday, June 1, while walking with two other women near the tracks in Freeport, said an LIRR spokesman.
Bernese-Lopez was transported to South Nassau Hospital where she was pronounced dead, the spokesman said.
There was no train involved in this incident, she had come into contact with the third rail, he said.
The MTA Police and Long Island Rail Road are investigating what led Bernese-Lopez and the o…
