RICHMOND, Vt. (AP) — Two Vermont men rescued from a gorge that has killed many over the years say they're grateful to be alive and they're warning others about the dangers of Richmond's Huntington Gorge.
Zachariah Sundby, 23, of Williston and Ryan Fazekas , 25, of Wolcott went into the river Thursday and were soon trapped by the rushing waters of the gorge.
"The second I hit the water I could barely even get to the surface. It was instant, like you are in trouble. I was thinking 'I do not want to die,'" Sundby said.
Another swimmer called for help and Richmond firefighters helped secure the two until the Colchester Technical Rescue team could arrive and pull them up the steep cliff to safety.
Fazekas clung to the side of the gorge often crying out "I can't do this anymore."
"My arms were falling asleep, my legs were falling asleep. I could not feel most of my limbs at that point," he said after being rescued.
Over the last 60 years more than 20 people have died at the gorge. In May 1992, Vermont State Police Sgt. Gary Gaboury drowned there while working to recover the body of a swimmer.
There is a sign posted next to the gorge with the names of those who have drowned and warning people of the dangers.
"I guess we should have heeded the warning," said Sundby.
"That is what I want to say to everybody. Heed the warning because even for a strong swimmer and climber it was hard to keep my life down there," Fazekas said. "Thank god we are not another name on that sign right now."
(AP) — Two Vermont men rescued from a gorge that has killed many over the years say they're grateful to be alive and they're warning others about the dangers of Richmond's Huntington Gorge. Another swimmer called for help and Richmond firefighters helped secure the two until the Colchester...
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