DEERPARK – Search and rescue teams have located the body of a missing NYC woman whose car was found abandoned along Hawk’s Nest. The vehicle was located Thursday at noontime and search and rescue efforts lasted until just before 4:00 p.m. Friday when the woman’s body was located.
Rescuers worked to load the woman onto a specialized stretcher and the rope rescue team lowered the victim to a rescue boat waiting below on the Delaware River.
The woman’s body according to officials, was turned over to the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Numerous agencies participated in the search, rescue, and recovery efforts including the following:
- Sparrowbush Fire
- City of Port Jervis Fire – Rope Team/Boat/Fire Police
- West Point Fire – Rope Team
- City of Newburgh Fire – Rope Team
- Orange County Technical Rescue Team
- Lumberland Fire – Fire Police/Boat to Staging
- Westfall Fire – Boat to Staging (Unable to Crew)
- Matamoras Fire – Boat to Staging
- Huguenot Fire – Boat
- Westfall Fire – 1 Squad to Standby
- Montague Fire – 1 Engine to Standby
- New York State Police Drone Team
- Orange County Sheriff Drone Team
- New York State Police Aviation
