A Bergen County teenager is giving thanks for brave first responders after an accident at a popular but unguarded swimming hole.
The 18-year-old from Fair Lawn, N.J., hit several rocks as she fell 38 feet head first into the water – breaking ribs, her collarbone, and several teeth – reports CBS2’s Tony Aiello. “Where it is deep is a very small area,” said Tuxedo Police Lt. John Norton. “You’re jumping from cliffs into that small area. You miss, you’re getting hurt, unfortunately, and you are far, far from the resources to rescue you.”
Norton says Saturday’s rescue, in a section of the Ramapo River that some call “the bubbles,” involved teens from New Jersey who crossed just over the state line.