
Rangers conduct hoist rescue on Hurricane Mountain
Injured hikers call for help at Whiteface, Cranberry Lake and Owls Head as well
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Injured hikers call for help at Whiteface, Cranberry Lake and Owls Head as well
By Times Union
Forest rangers say wilderness restoration policies hampered abilities to search for missing Canadian hiker Leo DuFour, who died on Allen Mountain
Plus: Hiker and dog stuck on ledge on Crane Mountain
Plus: Rangers search for missing men in two separate incidents
Two separate incidents involve stranded boaters
Plus other forest ranger actions from the past week
Recent actions by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's Forest Rangers in the Adirondack region
Leo DuFour became lost on Allen Mt. in Nov. 2024. A hiking party discovered his body on May 10
Brush fires burn in five counties around New York state