Police Rescue Man Who Fell From Cliff Above Palisades

It could have been worse for Erick Sanes. A lot worse.

Police don't know how Sanes, of New York City, ended up injured and trapped on a ledge overlooking the Palisades Interstate Park. But the "how" did not matter. They needed to save him.

Police got a call at about 11:19 p.m. Thursday about a man who fell from a cliff and was trapped on a ledge, the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department, said in a news release.

Police responded to the Fort Lee section of the park and found the 23-year-old Sanes trapped on a ledge about 30 feet above Henry Hudson Drive, police said. Henry Hudson Drive runs through the park below the cliffs.

Rescue crews got to Sanes from the road and provided medical assistance to him before getting him down from the cliff, police said.

Police did not know the nature and extent of Sanes' injuries.

The East Bergen Rappel Team, the Fort Lee Fire Department and ambulance corps, and Englewood Hospital EMS team responded to the scene.

The New Jersey section of the Palisades Interstate Park is 12 miles long and half a mile wide. It contains scenic overlooks, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, picnic areas, a nature sanctuary, and stunning views of the Hudson River and Manhattan.

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Image: First responders rescue a man trapped on a ledge above the Palisades late Thursday night. (Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department)