TRR photo by Sandy Long National Park Service (NPS) emergency rescue personnel were on the scene within minutes following the latest accident on the Delaware River on August 23. Two men made it safely to shore after their raft flipped and a third was rescued by the NPS. The fourth, Hin Siu, was overtaken by high waters swollen from recent flooding. Driving the boat is National Park Ranger Kevin Reish, left; with him is NPS volunteer Robert Hare. First to arrive on the scene, the men threw a life jacket to the victim. When he failed to grab it, Hare jumped into the water in an unsuccessful attempt to save Siu.

River claims another life

NPS superintendent calls for new life-jacket policy

By SANDY LONG

TOWN OF LUMBERLAND, NY—Risking his own life, Robert Hare, a National Park Service volunteer, entered the roiling waters of the Delaware River on August 23 in an attempt to save 36-year-old Hin Siu, who was plunged into the swollen river when his rented raft flipped in the Staircase Rapids near Pond Eddy.

Siu's body was recovered from the river in the Town of Sparrowbush on August 26.

Siu is the second man to drown on the river this year. During 2008, five people lost their lives in the Delaware River; 56 have drowned in the Upper Delaware since 1980. Of those, all but three were men.

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Chickens saved from burning building

By FRITZ MAYER

SHOHOLA, PA—Some fortunate fowl were saved from a fiery death on the evening of August 23, when a fire broke out in the building next to their pen.

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Sullivan Flood preparedness plan unveiled

Cleaning creeks a priority

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—With flooding becoming an increasingly common event in the area, Sullivan County officials have developed a new plan to deal with the excess water.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Moss and fern parcel to join ag district
• School cafeteria workers controversy
• River party to light the Delaware Basin
• Radiothon fetches $64,000
• Timber harvester reaps reward
• Wayne making severe cuts

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