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Onondaga Observer Hides Four Days in Woods
A 50-year-old Onondaga Nation observer fled into the St Regis Mohawk territory near Massena during a pro gambling barricade clash. He survived on plants and cedar needles for three nights while hiding from armed Mohawks and searching state police planned a Saturday morning return. He emerged at about 7 am, bedraggled but in good health, refusing medical help. His daughter Malerena Back said he was healthy but weak from his ordeal. He has a history of living in woods and knew where to hide. Police described the scene as violent with ammunition fired and cars burned.
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ST Regis
Onondaga Nation
Mohaws& Territory
Massena
Horace Joseph Cook
Nedrow
Mohawk Territory
Cook
Malerena Back
St. Regis
Alfred Crary
Buck
Back
Fulton's Woods
Rosebud Cook
Sally Benedict
Snye
Cornwall Island
Paul Fitzpatrick
Cornwall
National Guard
Melvin White
White