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Hiker's wilderness adventure ends in tragedy at popular park destination
An Illinois man died after falling while hiking at a state park in New York. The 70-year-old tourist, Jack Wersching, was hiking in the Kaaterskill Wild Forest in the Catskills on the evening of Friday, June 20, when he fell from a rock ledge onto stone steps below, according to a statement from New York State Police. Wersching, of Park Ridge, Illinois, was walking along a path near a waterfall when the incident occurred. Park rangers responded quickly to the scene and attempted to stabilize him for an airlift to a hospital, but he died at the scene. Second Missing Hiker Found Dead In Maine As Authorities Conclude Massive Search Operation "DEC sends our condolences to the hiker's family, and thanks the first responders for their efforts," the Department of Environmental Conservation said in a statement, adding that it was investigating. Read On The Fox News App Hiker Found Dead In Maine, Search Continues For 28-Year-old Daughter A witness to the accident told the New York Post that he recalled hearing cries for help and finding Wersching badly injured. Shilo Shalom, who had briefly met Wersching and his family earlier in the day while hiking, told the outlet he had attempted to assist by using shirts to stem the bleeding. Fatal Fall In Washington's North Cascades Kills 3, Leaves 1 Survivor "I just tried to save him, and I couldn't," Shalom told the outlet. Wersching's family also shared a statement with the Post and described him as a "loving husband, father, and grandfather, remembering him as someone who approached life with curiosity and a sense of adventure." "Though we are devastated by this loss, we take comfort in knowing he was doing something he truly loved when he passed," Wersching's family said in the article source: Hiker's wilderness adventure ends in tragedy at popular park destination
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If Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democrats, they're doomed
It would be easy to call San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie the 'anti-Zohran Mamandi,' but that would fail to do the first-term leader justice. Sworn into office this past January, Lurie – like Mamdani – hails from a storied family, in this case the founders of the Levi Strauss denim dynasty. But that is where the similarities end. Lurie was elected to City Hall last November following nearly a decade of decay across San Francisco. Fuelled by the soft-on-crime policies of former district attorney Chesa Boudin, San Francisco – an urban jewel of technology and wealth – was close to becoming a failed state. Violent crime, open-air drug camps, hundreds of annual drug overdose deaths, a declining population base and desolate downtown plagued the city where I was born and raised. San Francisco's ills were akin to many large American urban centres: Philadelphia with its gruesome 'Tranq' crisis; the epidemic of deadly violent crime devastating Chicago. And, of course, Los Angeles – similarly battling an inhospitable mix of homelessness, drugs and criminality. But sized a mere 49 square miles (one-tenth that of Los Angeles), San Francisco's blight has felt uniquely acute and everywhere – all at the same time. Back in 2022, fed up voters ousted district attorney Boudin, whose laissez-faire prosecutorial approach directly led to the city's spiralling quality of life. Former San Francisco mayor London Breed attempted, honourably, to steer San Francisco back to sanity. But with a record 806 drug-related deaths in 2023 alone – and San Francisco's abandoned business core dubbed a 'ghost town' by major media – Breed lost to Lurie last November. Despite a lack of formal political experience, Lurie is hardly new to politics. His career has been shaped by public service, mostly leading large non-profits focused on tackling urban ills – often in association with scions of other local family dynasties. Lurie's flagship $500 million Tipping Point Community organisation, for instance, was established alongside the daughter of Financial Services billionaire Charles Schwab. The reliance on – rather than rejection of – the private sector for public good has been a key Lurie manoeuvre and stands in sharp contrast to Mamdani's platform. Indeed, much like former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg a decade ago, Lurie has tapped major corporations and philanthropists to fund ambitious city programs hit hard by San Francisco's $800 million budget deficit. Earlier this month, for instance, he set up an entire department, the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation, to steer private funding to city projects. Lurie has also heavily leaned into San Francisco's abundance of visionary innovators, most notably – and understandably – in the tech world. OpenAI head Sam Altman helped lead Lurie's transition team after his election last year. Such schemes – and there are many – stand in sharp contrast to the economic expansion plan touted by Mamdani, which mostly relies on added taxes levied on New York's wealthiest residents and corporations. And not just any wealthy residents and corporations: Mamdani's own website describes his strategy as shifting 'the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighbourhoods.' Such taxes would then be used to pay for low cost basic services including housing, transport and child care, even groceries. In other words – DEI meets Socialism. If this is the future of the Democrats, they are doomed. The problem with Mamdani's plans is that they rarely benefit – or are even desired – by those for whom they are designed. How else to explain the mostly white, mostly affluent New Yorkers who voted for Mamdani this week. Poor people don't need cheap housing – they need quality housing. They don't want free subway services, but reliable – and never more so – safe public transport. This requires funding, which taxes would supply, but also know-how, supply chains, available workforces and long-term commitments. And these are best delivered by partnering with the private sector. Earlier this month, for instance, crypto billionaire Chris Larsen gave $9.4 million to fund a Real Time Investigation Centre for the SFPD. Investment in law enforcement is another key area where Mamdani could learn from Lurie. Last month the mayor announced that the SFPD would be spared the 15 per cent budget cut he's implementing across city departments. Lurie has also signed an executive order to add 500 police officers to the department by, among other strategies, re-hiring recently retired officers. Lurie's law-and-order focus appears to be working: this week the SFPD made 97 arrests in a single day in San Francisco drug dens – 'the largest one-day fugitive-focused enforcement in recent history,' according to the city. While Lurie boosts officer numbers in San Francisco, Mandani has pledged to slash them. In their place, he will create a Department of Community Safety that relies on social-service schemes – 'evidence-based strategies that prevent violence and crime before they occur,' as he has described it – to maintain public order. This is a city that has finally seen a decrease in spiralling violent crime numbers – precisely because of an increase in police patrols. In 2023, for instance, New York City experienced a 20 per cent rise in arrests, a five-year record according to NYPD Chief John Chell. San Francisco may be far smaller than New York City, but its challenges – rising costs, a decreasing tax base, middle- and upper-class population declines – are eerily similar. Five years after Covid decimated both cities' business bases, mayor Lurie appears to understand that fixing San Francisco requires, above all else, public safety and a robust private-sector. Zohran Mandani should pay attention. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
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Man described as 'pillar of his community' admits drink driving
A STONEMASON who crashed his car into a metal bridge near Langwathby was still more than twice the drink drive limit five hours later. At Carlisle's Rickergate court, 36-year-old Lee Forster, whose lawyer described him as a 'pillar of the community' in Hunsonby where he lives, admitted drink driving and failing to report an accident. Prosecutor Diane Jackson described what happened. Police were called to the scene of an accident near Langwathby shortly after midnight on March 31. The officers found the defendant's damaged Nissan car abandoned and blocking the A686 after it had crashed into the metal river bridge.. 'The car had sustained significant front offside damage,' said Mrs Jackson. The car was blocking the road. Its airbags had deployed, and the front offside wheel was bent. There was also damage to the road surface and scratches to bridge metalwork. Inside the car, police found several cans of lager, some of them open. Officers traced the car's registered keeper but also had a call from the defendant's wife, who told them her husband had crashed the car. Because there had been an accident, the police took Forster to The Cumberland Infirmary. 'On route, he made the comment to officers, saying: 'I'll tell you what – I'll never ever drink drive as I did tonight,' continued Mrs Jackson. It was five hours before an alcohol blood test could be conducted. It showed Forster was a little over twice the legal limit. There were no relevant convictions on the defendant's record, his last offence being a vehicle theft in 2010. The prosecutor added that the offence was aggravated by Forster being under the influence of alcohol. Lewis Hazeldine, defending, said the defendant accepted his actions were entirely unacceptable and he recognised the danger that drink driving causes. The lawyer said: 'He'd been drinking that day with a friend, which is itself out of character. In relation to the cans of lager in the car, Mr Forster had a passenger and he was the person drink the lager. The defendant accepted he made a 'stupid mistake.' Forster had never intended to evade responsibility, but his phone had a flat battery and thus it was his wife who had called the police when he arrived home. Mr Hazeldine added that Forster had been a successful stonemason for more than 20 years and the inevitable driving ban on him – living as he does in a village with few transport links – would have a big impact. The lawyer added: 'Clearly, he is a hardworking man who is a pillar of his community, who regularly helps at his church and local swimming pool. He has shown clear and genuine remorse.' Imposing a fine of £1,250 and an 18-month ban, the lead magistrate told the defendant: 'This was a very serious collision. You were very lucky that nobody was hurt. "The alcohol in your [system], even after five hours, was dangerously high. You had a passenger in the car.' The defendant must also pay a £500 victim surcharge and £85 costs. He was offered a drink driver rehabilitation course, which if completed by a deadline will reduce his ban by 18 weeks. The defendant's blood alcohol was recorded as 189mcg per 100mls of blood. The legal limit is 80mcg.
