A Brooklyn thrill-seeker drowned Tuesday after jumping off a popular upstate waterfall, police said.
The 16-year-old victim and another teen fell into a swimming hole below Fawn’s Leap in the Catskill Mountains and got caught in a current.
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A swimmer rushed to the teens’ rescue saving one; the other boy died in the incident. His body was recovered by Greene County divers and he was pronounced dead at around 3:30 p.m.
Cliffs at the popular waterfalls are about 25 feet high. The site draws dozens of adventurers and is the scene of several incidents including a near-drowning that occurred a few days ago.
Hours earlier, 16 visitors were rescued from the Fawn’s Leap and Rat’s Hole after a downpour that flooded the Kaaterskill Creek area.
