Man Falls 100 Feet On Cascade Waterfall

Forest rangers help a man who fell on the Cascade. NYSDEC photo.

An 18-year-old man fell more than a hundred feet while climbing the waterfall between the Cascade Lakes on Sunday afternoon. The state Department of Conservation reports that he is believed to have suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries. He was flown to a hospital in Burlington, Vermont.For more information on this and other incidents, click here to read the latest Ranger Report from DEC.

Click here to read the Adirondack Explorer’s account of climbing the waterfall and the slide above it.

 

 

About Phil Brown

Phil Brown edited the Adirondack Explorer from 1999 until his retirement in 2018. He continues to explore the park and to write for the publication and website.

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