Wilderness Recovery: On June 20 Jack Wersching, 70, of Park Ridge, Illinois fell off a ledge at Kaaterskill Falls and landed on the steps below.
The NYS Police received an emergency call at 6:16 PM and responded to the scene. The DEC received a call at 6:45 PM. DEC Forest Rangers and local emergency services responded to a call regarding an injured hiker on the Kaaterskill Falls Access trail in the Kaaterskill Wild Forest. Rangers Dawson and Fox located the hiker serious injuries.
Responders provided medical care at the scene, extricated the subject to the trailhead, and attempted to stabilize the subject for transport to a hospital via helicopter. However, before the helicopter arrived, Jack Wersching, succumbed to the injuries. He was declared deceased at the trailhead at Laurel House Road Parking Area.
DEC sends our condolences to the hiker's family and thanks the first responders for their efforts.
For more information on Kaaterskill Falls visit this page on our web site: Kaaterskill Falls

Note: This may not be the exact location of the fall

Picture of Kaaterskill Falls from the Platform - stairs are just beyond the middle trail (lower rights side of image)