The Fourth of July is a day of celebration, but also a time when emergency responders are on a heightened sense of alert.

According to The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Forest Ranger Richard Franke responded to a water rescue on the Delaware River near Hillside Road just before noon on July 4.

The DEC says a 69-year-old woman from New Jersey got her foot stuck in a rock, and the current prevented her from freeing herself.

A National Park Service Ranger kayaked to the subject and freed her foot.

Ranger Franke and a member of the Yulan Fire Department swam to the subject, secured her personal floatation device, and helped her to the Lumberland airboat.

Additional responding agencies include Lumberland and Shahola Fire Departments and EMS, Highland Fire Department and the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department. Resources were clear at 1 p.m.