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Police at Letchworth State Park had to rescue a hiker who fell 60 feet into the gorge Sunday afternoon. At about 4:45 p.m. they rappelled into the gorge and, about two hours later, brought up 22-year-old Timothy Mazurczak from Cheektowaga. He wasn’t hurt, but was cited for failure to use designated trails. This is the latest in a series of incidents at the park this year. In February, a 21-year-old North Tonawanda man died after falling into the gorge near the lower falls. In October, a 14-year-old Penfield boy died after leaving a trail and falling into the gorge near the Great Bend Overlooks. In August, a Seaford, New York, couple was hurt by a falling tree after leaving a designated trail. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

An Amherst man is dead after falling 300 feet into the gorge at Letchworth State Park. 19-year-old Andrew Brinkman was with three friends when he fell into the Genesee River Gorge at around 9:30 Saturday morning. Police say Brinkman stepped over a stone retaining wall and was walking along a dirt ledge when he slipped. Just last week, Simon Griffis of Buffalo died after falling into the gorge at Zoar Valley.