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Search for body is called off
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ATHENS — A search at Green Lake for a body reported seen Sunday yielded no results and has been called off, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. “After an extensive multi-agency search, it has been determined to be unfounded,” the sheriff’s office said in a posting on its Facebook page at 3 p.m. Monday. “Public access to the lake can resume immediately.” A report from a local resident said Sunday he saw human feet underwater, Seeley said.
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Rescuers in a boat head out on Green Lake to search for a body reported by a swimmer on Sunday.
The search began at 10 p.m. Sunday and resumed again Monday at 8 a.m.
Resources from Greene, Columbia and Ulster counties are being deployed in
the search, including dive teams, sonar and a cadaver dog, Seeley said. “A Catskill man was swimming when he noticed a fishing line that was stuck,” Seeley said. “He followed the line and at the end there appeared to be human feet.” The man told police he dived back down a second time to confirm what he saw and again saw the feet, Seeley said. The area where the man was swimming is on the south side of the lake, about 100 feet from the docks, Seeley said. See SEARCH A8
Marijuana decriminalized, but not legalized
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed legislation decriminalizing marijuana.
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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Monday decriminalizing marijuana. The legislation reduces the unlawful possession of marijuana to a violation punishable by a fine. It will also remove criminal penalties for possession of any amount of marijuana under two ounces. The law also creates a process for individuals with convictions for possessing a small amount of marijuana on their record to have them expunged both retroactively and for the future, according to the governor’s office. While some Democrats
in the Legislature have been pushing to have marijuana legalized in the state, the bill stops short of that. Cuomo said the current marijuana laws disproportionately affect African-American and Latino communities, and the new bill “will address those racial and ethnic disparities.” “Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by laws governing marijuana for far too long, and today we are ending this injustice once and for all,” Cuomo said in a statement. “By providing individuals who have suffered the consequences of See MARIJUANA A8
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Marijuana has been decriminalized in New York state under a new law signed Monday morning by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Rope team rescues driver after plunge By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media
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Twin Cloves Technical Rescue Team assisted with recovery of a vehicle that rolled 150 feet down an embankment off Platte Clove Road. The driver was rescued.
HUNTER — A rollover accident on Friday took the help of many agencies to pull the driver to safety, first-responders said Monday. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. on Platte Clove Road. The vehicle left the road and traveled down an embankment about 150 feet before coming to rest, according to the Twin Cloves Technical Rescue Team. The group, which specializes in rope rescues, posted information about the extrication on its Facebook page. “The TCTRT was initially requested to stand by in quarters but after receiving updated
information, that the vehicle was 150 feet off the roadway, all available manpower was requested to the scene,” according to the team. Hunter police was the lead agency on the case. Officials from the department could not be reached for comment on Monday. Information regarding the condition of the driver or whether there were any passengers in the vehicle was unknown at press time. Twin Cloves employed a high-angle technical rope system to gain access to the vehicle. Photographs depict a white sedan, upside down with its roof crushed and heavy damage to the front end, lying in a wooded area on
some rocks. “Basic life support and advanced life support care was initiated before the patient was secured to a litter and moved to a second high-angle rope system,” according to the team. A litter is a rescue device similar to a stretcher. “Approximately three hours after the initial 911 call, the extrication was completed and the patient transported to the hospital,” according to the team. Twin Cloves remained at the scene to assist with recovery of the vehicle. “This was an outstanding See RESCUES A8