Firefighters and police worked together during a technical rope rescue after a woman became stranded on a steep embankment along the Susquehanna River.

The Binghamton Fire Department was the primary fire agency for the August 14, 2026 incident in Binghamton, New York, with firefighters locating the woman approximately 30 feet below street level on a near-vertical section of riverbank. She was unable to safely climb back to the roadway.

Binghamton firefighters operated alongside the Binghamton Police Department to establish a lowering and hauling system with a change of direction. Rescuers descended to the patient, secured her in a Stokes basket and conducted a controlled haul back to street level.

The patient was then transported for medical evaluation. No additional fire departments were identified as assisting at the scene. The operation highlighted the department’s technical rescue capability and the value of coordinated fire-police operations during difficult-access incidents.