Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of PeruClinton CountyWilderness Rescue: On the morning of Sept. 13, Ray Brook dispatch received a report of three stranded paddlers on Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. The three boaters spent an … [Read more...] about Paddlers stuck on Valcour Island
Search and Rescue
Forest rangers rescue hikers on trails for Marcy, Azure and Cranberry 50
Descriptions of the following forest ranger missions were provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Town of Hunter - Kaaterskill Wild ForestGreene CountyWilderness Rescue: On Sept. 3 at 11:54 a.m., Forest Rangers … [Read more...] about Forest rangers rescue hikers on trails for Marcy, Azure and Cranberry 50
Rangers assist injured, from age 13 to 78
Recent Forest Ranger actions: Town of ColtonSt. Lawrence CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 26 at 1:20 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man reporting that his 73-year-old wife had fallen and injured her hip near the Lows … [Read more...] about Rangers assist injured, from age 13 to 78
Rangers assist lost, missing people
Town of Long LakeHamilton CountyWilderness Search: On August 20 at 2:30 p.m., Hamilton County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch from a lost hiker on Owls Head Mountain in the Sargent Ponds Wild Forest. Forest Rangers Temple, … [Read more...] about Rangers assist lost, missing people
Union Falls Pond kayakers stranded in the dark
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of FranklinFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 14 at 10:11 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a woman reporting that her two friends were overdue from kayaking on Union Falls … [Read more...] about Union Falls Pond kayakers stranded in the dark
Family calls for help when stuck on Middle Saranac
Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of HarrietstownFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 5 at 3:24 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man reporting that he was stranded with his wife and two granddaughters (10 and 16 … [Read more...] about Family calls for help when stuck on Middle Saranac
