A tourist died Friday after falling approximately 70 feet from a cliff in New York’s Minnewaska State Park.
Nur Aisyah Binte, MD Akbar was hiking the Beacon Hill Trail with her husband, Abdul Rauf Bin Mohd Said, when they stopped to take photos at the edge of a cliff and she lost her footing, the New York State Police said in a press release.
The department said her husband, 41, called 911 and state police officers from Ellenville were dispatched to the area around 1:06 p.m. NYS Park Police, park operations staff, and NYS DEC forest rangers also responded to the scene along with “various fire and emergency personnel.”
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According to a press release, the NYPD Aviation Service helped extricate Binte MD Akbar, 39, from the area, and she was transported to Ellenville Regional Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
While the investigation into the incident is still under investigation, Bin Mohd Said shared his memory of what happened in a lengthy Facebook post that included a video of their hike.
Minnewaska State Park Reserve in early spring.
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“Right after Ais fell off the cliff, I rushed forward, I slipped, but I didn’t fall off the cliff. (Believe me, I wished it was me). I shouted for help at the top of my voice, and the three sisters, who heard my crying, they rushed to me with their father and aunt,” he wrote in his post.
Bin Mohd Said wrote that he used his phone’s camera to zoom in on the spot where his wife fell as her three sisters approached her. According to Bin Mohd Said, Binte MD Akbar was still breathing when they arrived.
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“The sisters said that Ais told them her name, that she had two dogs and that she really wanted to drink sweet tea. One of the guards who was with her told me the same thing. And she kept telling them thank you,” he wrote.
Bin Mohd Said explained that it took almost three hours to evacuate Binte MD Akbar, as the authorities had to cut down some trees to make way for the helicopter.
“So much time passed from the time she fell to the time she got into the ambulance, but I didn’t even notice the time had passed. When they finally evacuated her, the paramedics informed me that she was no longer breathing, and I broke down . We rushed to the nearest hospital, where it was confirmed that she did not survive and passed away,” Bin Mohd Said wrote.
In another Facebook post, Bin Mohd Said said he and his wife were at the park to “look back and reflect on the year”.
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“The beauty of Minnewaska State Park Reserve is amazing beyond my comprehension. You have to see it to appreciate it. We found a nice area of the park to sit, take pictures and talk about our next goals,” he wrote.
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