BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Two young boys whose parents died in a fall off a 200-foot (61-meter) cliff during a family hiking trip with them are out of the hospital and are recovering at home.
Relatives of 4-year-old Alexander Green and 7-year-old Jacob Green said Tuesday the boys are surrounded by family and friends as they recover from the Aug. 20 accident in the Zoar Valley Gorge, 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Buffalo.
Parents William and Amanda Green, of Buffalo, and Alexander fell off the cliff and were found by other hikers at the bottom of the gorge. The parents were dead, and Alexander, who was nearby, was severely injured. Jacob was found injured hours later wandering the gorge floor alone.
The Green family, in a statement released by Amanda Green’s employer, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, said it wanted to thank people for “their thoughts, prayers and well wishes.”
The statement said the boys, known as Xander and Jake, “continue to amaze us with their perseverance, and watching them get stronger by the day is nothing short of a miracle.”