A private Orthodox Jewish girls’ school in the Ramapo/Monsey area of Rockland County, NY (specifically, 8th and 9th grade girls).
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News reports (from lohud/The Journal News, Monsey Scoop, Rockland News, etc.) do not name the exact school, which is typical for incidents involving minors to protect privacy. Key details include:
The group consisted of ~70–71 eighth- and ninth-grade girls (plus chaperones) on a field trip to Memorial Park in Nyack.
lohud.com
They are from a Monsey-area school (Monsey is in the Town of Ramapo).
monseyscoop.com
Responders included Chaverim of Rockland and Hatzolah, which are common in the local Orthodox Jewish community.
monseyscoop.com
They entered a large drainage culvert (for Nyack Creek/stormwater) at the park, got disoriented underground, and were located safely with only minor issues like dehydration or scrapes. No serious injuries were reported.
aol.com
The incident has drawn online speculation due to the “tunnels” framing and past events, but official accounts describe it as a group of curious students exploring a visible culvert entrance during a park visit.
A private Orthodox Jewish girls’ school in the Ramapo/Monsey area of Rockland County, NY (specifically, 8th and 9th grade girls). SAUCE= https://www.aol.com/articles/students-become-lost-nyack-creek-220709512.html News reports (from lohud/The Journal News, Monsey Scoop, Rockland News, etc.) do not name the exact school, which is typical for incidents involving minors to protect privacy. Key details include: The group consisted of ~70–71 eighth- and ninth-grade girls (plus chaperones) on a field trip to Memorial Park in Nyack. lohud.com They are from a Monsey-area school (Monsey is in the Town of Ramapo). monseyscoop.com Responders included Chaverim of Rockland and Hatzolah, which are common in the local Orthodox Jewish community. monseyscoop.com They entered a large drainage culvert (for Nyack Creek/stormwater) at the park, got disoriented underground, and were located safely with only minor issues like dehydration or scrapes. No serious injuries were reported. aol.com The incident has drawn online speculation due to the “tunnels” framing and past events, but official accounts describe it as a group of curious students exploring a visible culvert entrance during a park visit.