1 dead, 1 rescued in Fall Creek Gorge. Here's what we know
3 days ago · At 10:50 a.m. Sunday, during the recovery at Fall Creek, crews were called to the Giles Street pedestrian bridge after a passerby reported that they witnessed a person jumping into the gorge.
Body recovered from Fall Creek Gorge identified as Cornell …
3 days ago · IFD was the first to respond to a report of a body in the water at Fall Creek Gorge around 10:30 a.m. Responders spent three hours rappeling down the steep walls of the gorge to recover Knutson’s body, completing the operation around 12:30 p.m., according to a statement from IFD. ... The Ithaca Voice is a 501c3 nonprofit news organization ...
Emergency Responders Recover Dead Body From Fall Creek Gorge …
4 days ago · Local emergency response teams recovered a dead body from Fall Creek Gorge on Sunday. Ithaca Fire Department officers were called to the gorge at 10:30 a.m. for a person in the water, according to ...
Two Cornell students found in Fall Creek Gorge in unrelated …
1 day ago · On Nov. 10, Cornell University sophomore Winter Knutson was found dead in Fall Creek Gorge. Earlier that morning a woman — only identified as a Cornell student as of this time — was found unresponsive after falling into another section of the Fall Creek Gorge. The unidentified student was airlifted from a field on Cornell’s campus to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Ithaca Fire Department Recovers Dead Body From Fall Creek Gorge
3 days ago · Several hours later, at around 10:30 a.m., emergency crews were called back to the gorges after a report of a deceased person in the water in the Fall Creek Gorge near the Stewart Avenue bridge.
Rescue teams respond to multiple gorge emergencies in Ithaca
3 days ago · Ithaca emergency crews faced a series of intense rescue operations early Sunday. At 1:10 a.m., local police, firefighters, and medics responded to reports of a person who had fallen near the Stewart Avenue bridge over Fall Creek. Credit: Ithaca FD After locating the injured individual, firefighters ...
Cornell University Student Identified in Ithaca Gorge Death
1 day ago · Cornell University has identified the person whose body was found in the Fall Creek gorge near the Stewart Avenue bridge on Sunday morning. Winter Knutson was a sophomore math and physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a graduate of Ithaca High School. Police do not suspect foul play in Knutson’s death at this time.
One Dead, One Injured After Two Separate Falls in Ithaca Gorges
3 days ago · At 10:30 Sunday morning, firefighters were again requested to the Fall Creek Gorge for a person in the water. Unfortunately, the body of a dead person was found near the Stewart Avenue bridge. Firefighters packaged the person in a basket and used rope systems to recover them from the gorge. ... Have all the Finger Lakes news from Finger Lakes ...
Rescue and recovery in multiple gorge responses on Sunday
4 days ago · Mid-morning Sunday, responders were dispatched again to the Fall Creek Gorge near Stewart Avenue for a report of a person in the water, which IFD says was not related to the early morning call. “IFD would like to thank the Cayuga Heights, Lansing, and Newfield Fire Departments for providing apparatus and personnel during both operations ...
One person killed, another injured after falling in Ithaca gorges
3 days ago · The Ithaca Police Department is currently investigating the fall. At 10:30 a.m. the same day, first responders were called to the Fall Creek Gorge for a report about a person in the water.