Crime & Safety

Cliff Rescue For Stranded Hiker In Haverstraw

Watch the drone footage from the Clarkstown Police Department.

Police, fire and rescue responders helped a stranded hiker in Haverstraw.
Police, fire and rescue responders helped a stranded hiker in Haverstraw. (Clarkstown police)

HAVERSTRAW, NY — A stranded hiker was rescued Sunday by the Haverstraw police and assisting emergency responders. That included the Drone Unit of the Clarkstown Police Department, which shared footage on Facebook.

The rescue was on the cliff-side at High Tor State Park.

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The hiker was uninjured, police said.

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