A St. Bernard dog died from apparent heat-related complications after hiking up Giant Mountain with its owners on a sweltering hot day last week. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said its dispatch office received a call at about … [Read more...] about St. Bernard dog dies after hiking Giant Mountain
Search and Rescue
Search for missing man continues in Paul Smiths area
The search for a missing Bangor man is continuing today in the town of Brighton, state police said. DEC forest rangers, state police, and others have been searching for Bruce Waite, 48, of Bangor, in the Slush Pond area, about 5 miles north of … [Read more...] about Search for missing man continues in Paul Smiths area
Whiteface racer died of heat stroke
A 30-year-old racer from Long Island died of heat stroke during Sunday’s Whiteface Sky Race on a day when temperature rose into the 90s. Essex County Coroner Frank Whitelaw said that Nick Marshak collapsed during the race in the early afternoon … [Read more...] about Whiteface racer died of heat stroke
Whiteface skier’s disappearance still a mystery
By James M. Odato Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis left a trail of questions after skiing off Whiteface Mountain and ending up in Sacramento, California, in February. Many remain unanswered, even as the forty-nine-year-old captain in the Toronto … [Read more...] about Whiteface skier’s disappearance still a mystery