Search and Rescue

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Village of Lake PlacidFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Nov. 12 at 12:55 p.m., Central Dispatch received a call from Franklin County 911 regarding a distressed hiker. At 1:24 p.m., the hiker was with … [Read more...] about Hikers get separated on Ester Mt.

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of PiercefieldSt. Lawrence CountyWilderness Search: On Nov. 2 at 8:36 p.m., a woman called Ray Brook Dispatch to report her husband overdue from hunting on the western side of Tupper Lake in the … [Read more...] about Rangers find body of missing hunter

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of LewisEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 27 at 11:15 a.m., Essex County 911 contacted DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a 66-year-old hiker from Elizabethtown had suffered a non-weight bearing … [Read more...] about Mt Fay hoist rescue, stranded kayak and more of this week’s ranger rescues

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of NewcombEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 18 at 7:25 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received radio contact from retired Forest Ranger Dell Jeffrey about a lost hunter in the Goodnow Flow. … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts help out ill 80-year-old hiker at Tirrell Pond

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of LyonsdaleLewis CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 11 at 3:13 p.m., Forest Ranger Hanno overheard radio traffic about an injured hiker along the Moose River. Ranger Hanno responded to the location … [Read more...] about Weekend storm traps rescue workers