Havana Glen & Eagle Cliff Falls

[Matt]

you both are nuts

[Matt]

[Matt]

Anyone we know?
http://www.stargazette.com/article/2012 ... CFRONTPAGE

Man falls into gorge at Havana Glen

Montour Falls -- An unidentified 20-year-old male hiking with a friend in Havana Glen Park on Wednesday evening went over a handrail as he was about to take a picture and fell into a gorge.

Schuyler County first responders spent hours trying to rescue the fall victim. At press time, the man still was not out of the gorge.

At one point during the evening, a call went out over the police scanners for more lights and generators.

A website called nyfalls.com says that Havana Glen Park, on the south end of Montour Falls, includes Eagle Cliff Falls which is 41 feet high with a 16-foot-wide plunge in a nearly enclosed amphitheater of rock.

[champy1013]

hmmm, I'm wondering where he went over a handrail exactly...it's not like the area where there are handrails are hard to get to

[champy1013]

and sad news:
http://www.stargazette.com/article/2012 ... |FRONTPAGE

Recovery mission now...

[Matt]

hmmm... the only place I can think of is in the narrow section of the gorge where you can't really get a decent pic of the falls below.
Photo 7 here:
http://www.nyfalls.com/havanaglen.html

They have metal railings there. Either it failed or he was doing some climbing.

[hobkyl]

Geez, that isn't much more than a 20' drop there I believe. Plus I would think rescue would be fairly easy in the lower gorge. Any railings upstream of Eagle Cliff?

[Matt]

More info here:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/article ... CFRONTPAGE

Sounds like he was in the upper gorge.