Tips for staying safe on frozen waters in the Adirondacks
By Rick Karlin
Forest rangers, firefighters offer ice safety advice
search and rescue
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DEC rangers rescue hiker on Phelps, call for helicopter transport
A helicopter rescue on Phelps with a transfer to local hospital. Plus: another rail trail snowmobile accident
Grace Peak rescue takes place in sub-zero temps
Plus: A hiker collapsed on Wolf Pond trail outside Newcomb
Updated: Capital region attorney died Saturday at Gore Mountain
By Times Union
Kevin Colwell, the founder and CEO of the Colwell Law Group in the Capital Region, was killed in a skiing incident this weekend.
Two separate fatalities reported this week in the Adirondacks
From NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's weekly forest ranger report. Two unrelated deaths occurred in the park this week.
Snowmobiler dies after Adirondack Rail Trail crash
A New Jersey snowmobiler died Saturday after an accident on the Adirondack Rail Trail in the town of Harrietstown.
One injured after a snowmobile accident near Sacandaga Lake
From NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's weekly forest ranger report. One injured by snowmobile near Sacandaga Lake.
An unusual search and rescue, involving a moose
By Times Union
Forest Rangers, ECON Police work to free a moose stuck in ice of Lake Abanakee
Snowmobile crash injures 2 in Speculator
Adirondack/North Country items from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's weekly forest ranger report
Adirondack rangers faced overtime, pension and rescue challenges in 2024
Forest rangers had a difficult year with some challenging search and rescues, overtime grievances and more.