HUNTER — State Police staged a dramatic aerial rescue of an injured ice climber at Buttermilk Falls last week. Shortly before noon on Jan. 24, Greene County personnel requested ... rangers called New ...

An ice climber had to be evacuated via helicopter after sustaining injuries while climbing Buttermilk Falls, a popular ice climbing route in the Catskills, NY.

On Jan. 24, at 11:41am, officials in Greene County called for assistance from Forest Rangers to help an injured ice climber at Buttermilk Falls. The climber, a 35-year-old New Paltz resident, had ...