Dramatic rescue by NJ State Police Helicopter in Passaic River

A NJ State Police Helicopter rescued two firefighters in the Passaic River, near a dam on the river on the edge of the Passaic Falls. The firefighters were in their boat trying to rescue three contractors working on trees near the river, the contractors got out but the firefighter's boat became stranded. There was a little drama, someone was lowered from the helicopter and brought up one firefighter. But rescuing the second firefighter was a little more difficult requiring the helicopter to make two more passes before the second firefighter was rescued. For those who are so inclined, CBS New York posted a 20 minute video showing the rescue as it happened. I am sharing a two minute report about the rescue also from CBS New York. I learned of this dramatic rescue from friends with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Section B10 who shared the longer video the other day. North Jersey dot com has a June 29th article (with videos and pictures) about this rescue that may be found here.

Direct link to video from CBS New York on YouTube