A 55-year-old Port Ewen man who decided to take his Jeep off-roading in the town of Ulster on Sunday slid off the trail, and had to be rescued by state police and local fire companies.
According to a statement from state troopers, the man, who police did not identify, was driving on a trail near Jockey Hill Road when his Jeep failed to negotiate a turn, slid about 25 feet backward down an embankment, and came to rest on a ridge overhanging a large hill.
The man was unhurt in the accident, and called 911 from his cell phone. State troopers and firefighters from Ulster Hose #5 and the Ruby Fire Department found him and his vehicle with the aid of a six-wheel ATV, and the man was transported to Kingston Hospital for evaluation.
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