Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze returns to Westchester County
Hand-carved pumpkins, 8,000 of them, some real, some made of foam, glow on the grounds of Van Cortlandt Manor.
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Hand-carved pumpkins, 8,000 of them, some real, some made of foam, glow on the grounds of Van Cortlandt Manor.
Thousands of hand-carved pumpkins are ready to light up the night in Westchester County. It's the return of the Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze, opening Friday night at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. As CBS New York's Tony Aiello reports, the fall season sensation is now in its 19th year. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/48g1Zrm
The Westchester County man was rescued from 3,000 feet down in a Turkish cave.
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The days-long effort to save a cave explorer from Westchester County is complete.
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The Westchester County man trapped underground in a Turkish cave is now about halfway to the surface. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3sWs5ze
Major progress is being made in the mission to free a Westchester County man trapped underground in a Turkish cave. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3sWs5ze
Medical teams have been treating Mark Dickey for gastrointestinal bleeding while over 3,000 feet deep in a cave.
Rescue teams have launched an extraction mission to get a Westchester County man out of a cave in Turkey. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/488jRUY
The Westchester County man is staying positive, despite being stranded for days more than 3,000 feet underground.
The evacuation of a Westchester County man trapped more than 3,000 feet below ground in a Turkish cave could begin as early as Saturday morning. Chris Livesay reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3RgU5I6
There are new efforts to rescue a Westchester County man who is trapped thousands of feet underground in a cave in Turkey. International rescue teams Friday blasted open narrow areas to allow the passage of a stretcher. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3RgU5I6
An urgent rescue is underway to remove the man from the cave after he became severely ill. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has the details.
A rescue effort is underway to reach the man who is sick and unable to get out on his own. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has the details.
Mark Dickey, 40, is an experienced caver, but after getting sick he is trapped 3,000 feet down inside a cave in southern Turkey. Rescuers from across Europe have reached him, but now comes the tough job -- getting him out. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
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