Two hikers visiting a popular winter beauty spot in the Catskills were struck and injured by falling ice over the weekend, prompting officials to issue reminders about winter hiking safety.
According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), 10 Forest Rangers responded to a call for a hiker who had been struck in the head by falling ice at the bottom of Kaaterskill Falls just before 4 p.m. on Saturday. While they were dispatching to help the 29-year-old woman from Brooklyn, they received another call about a second hiker who had been struck by the same chunk of ice.
