Search and Rescue

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of Fort AnnWashington CountyWilderness Rescue: On Nov. 28 at 1:06 p.m., Warren County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch requesting assistance for a 57-year-old male hiker from … [Read more...] about Buck Mountain rescue aids injured hiker

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Nov. 10 at 4:36 p.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an 84-year-old male hiker from Rochester with chest … [Read more...] about Rangers aid injured hikers on Mount Jo, Black Mountain

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of MinervaEssex CountyWilderness Search: On Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m., Forest Ranger Quinn contacted DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch advising he was commencing a search for a lost hunter on Northwoods Club Road. … [Read more...] about Lost hunters in Minerva, Twitchell Lake

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of JohnsburgWarren CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 26 at 9:37 a.m., Warren County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an injured hunter on a ski trail near Gore Mountain in North … [Read more...] about Hunter suffers broken leg; others go missing

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of WatsonLewis CountyWilderness Search: On Oct. 22 at 7:08 p.m., Lewis County 911 transferred a call reporting a lost hunter to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch. The hunter's friend contacted 911 reporting … [Read more...] about Rangers locate lost hunters, hikers and teen