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4 college students rescued by helicopter atop Red River Gorge rock in Kentucky
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KENTUCKY — Four college students were rescued by helicopter after being stranded atop Red River Gorge Rock in Kentucky on Monday.
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The students from Asbury University were camping over the weekend. They climbed up without ropes on Sunday but one of the students said it was too snowy to descend safely, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.
Search teams tried to hike the site but could not due to the snow.
“Anytime you have to hike in [at a rescue] it’s difficult, but when it is 15 degrees and snowy, it ups the ante a lot more,” said Jeremy Urekew, Powell County Search and Rescue.
The helicopter managed to land on a space atop the rock as snow fell.
A helicopter rescue atop a rock at the gorge is extremely rare, Powell County Search and Rescue told WCPO.
Medics treated each student. They were cold but are going to be okay according to WCPO.
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Kentucky Newsmakers 3/29: Senate Candidate Charles Booker; Kentucky League of Cities Pres. Mayor Paul Sandefur
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker and Beaver Dam Mayor and Kentucky League of Cities President Paul Sandefur.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the approval of nearly $23 million in funding to support natural disaster recovery throughout the Southeast.
Kentucky is among several states receiving funds for state-managed recovery programs after Hurricane Helene and other past disasters hit the Southeast, a news release from FEMA said.
According to FEMA, Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee will administer more than $2.1 million for disaster unemployment assistance to help those who may not be able to work as a direct result of a disaster.
Kentucky, alongside Georgia and Tennessee, was also awarded $2.4 million to fund crisis counseling and mental health support.
The funds will help pay for counselors and other services to help people with disaster-related stress and trauma, according to FEMA.
More information about state-managed recovery programs funded by FEMA can be found on the agency’s website.
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