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VIDEO: Sledding at Flood's Hill

Some footage captured over the weekend.

Families from the South Orange/Maplewood area (and beyond, judging by the numerous out-of-state state license plates) reached NASCAR-like speeds while sledding down frozen Flood's Hill on Saturday.

Heard on the slope: "Wow, that was awsome; let's do it again!"; "I'm too tired to climb back up the Hill"; and "Let's go home and have some hot chocolate!"

A note to prospective vendors: the summertime ice cream trucks could have done a brisk business serving hot chocolate and other warm beverages.

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Editor's note: We heard last week that a girl was injured while sledding, and we contacted Police Chief Chelel for more details. According to him, a 15-year-old female from Maplewood injured her back while sledding on Thursday at about 2:45 p.m. She was taken to St. Barnabas, and a parent was notified.

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