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Three friends jump into the water at Second Dam together. Incidents of drug use, alcohol consumption and injuries at locations along Six Mile Creek have prompted the City of Ithaca to implement a new plan to crack down on illegal swimmers.

City of Ithaca will hire gorge patrols for summer 2016

By Annie Estes, Staff Writer May 1, 2016
Incidents of drug use, alcohol consumption and injuries at locations along Six Mile Creek have prompted the City of Ithaca to implement a new plan to crack down on illegal swimmers. However, some Ithaca College students question the impact the plan will have.
A man jumps from the cliffs into the water at Second Dam.

Gorge jumping in Ithaca continues despite summer death

By Faith Meckley, Assistant News Editor August 26, 2015
On July 26, 20-year-old Eric Richardson, a Cortland High School graduate, jumped from a cliff into the water at Second Dam and did not re-emerge.
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