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Rockfall at Stony Brook State Park, a woman is injured
Dansville, New York — A woman was taken to the hospital after falling rocks at a popular spot in Stony Brook State Park.
On the Fourth of July, Adrianne Yurgosky was walking with her fiancé when he looked up and yelled “Duck!”
“I’m crouched down right where I was so all the rocks are just hitting my back,” she said. “A huge one hits the back of my head and I get another one on the back of my chest and I’m thinking, ‘Is this it? Is another one going to hit me? Am I done?’”
Yurgosky says, after the rocks stopped falling, she knew she was in trouble. With blood seemingly everywhere, the pair stumbled to park staff, who helped on site. Eventually, they had to go to the hospital, where Adrianne received staples, stitches, and glue in several places.
New York State Parks says, “Public safety is Parks’ highest priority. The dynamic nature of the great outdoors presents a continuous challenge to Parks’ staff but we regularly inspect and maintain our facilities in the safest condition possible. Because conditions are always changing, signs at the entrances to Stony Brook gorge advise patrons of the risk of falling rocks. Parks wishes the patron a continued recovery from her injuries.“
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