Man, 89, rescued after falling down embankment in Stephentown

Firefighters rescued an elderly man after he fell down an embankment in Stephentown on Saturday.

The dispatch center received a report that an 89-year-old man had walked away from his residence, according to the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters, State Police and a forest ranger responded to the residence to organize search parties.

A State Police K-9 was deployed into the woods from East Road to help. A personal drone was able to find the man from the air. He was found down an embankment in a thickly wooded area…

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