NYC man rescued after six hours ‘really jammed’ inside a frigid upstate cave: DEC
A Brooklyn man was rescued after being trapped for six hours in a cave in upstate New York. The man became stuck in a crevice while exploring with friends, prompting a rescue operation by state park rangers. Despite the challenging conditions, he remained positive and was successfully freed without injury.
- ▪The rescue took place in Merlin's Cave in Canaan, New York.
- ▪Temperatures inside the cave dropped to 50 degrees with 100% humidity during the rescue.
- ▪Rescue efforts involved crawling 400 feet and using a rock drill to free the trapped man.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 15:17:35 -0400 |
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Metro NYC man rescued after six hours ‘really jammed’ inside a frigid upstate cave: DEC By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published May 26, 2026, 3:17 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google He was between a rock and a hard place. A Brooklyn man exploring an upstate New York cave with his pals ended up so firmly jammed in a crevice that it took six hours in the dark and cold to get him freed — thanks to heroic state park rangers. Rangers got word of the harrowing situation inside Merlin’s Cave in the town of Canaan around 6:30 p.m. on May 17, state Department of Environmental Conservation officials said on Facebook last Friday. 4 An unidentified Brooklyn man was stuck in an upstate cave for six hours on May 17.
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