Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Sept. 14, at 11:14 a.m., Essex County 911 contacted DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a hiker with a knee injury on the summit of Hopkins Mountain in the … [Read more...] about Rangers perform technical ropes rescue in Tug Hill State Forest
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Rangers find overdue Giant Mountain hiker
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 30 at 11:52 a.m., Forest Rangers Evans and Lewis responded to a dropped 911 call reporting a 60-year-old man from Missouri had suffered a knee … [Read more...] about Rangers find overdue Giant Mountain hiker
Rangers conduct back-to-back rescues
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North HudsonEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 27 at 2:15 p.m., Forest Rangers Quinn and Sabo responded to the Lillian Brook trail near Elk Lake in the Dix Mountain Wilderness Area for a … [Read more...] about Rangers conduct back-to-back rescues
Rangers attend to injuries on Black Bear Mt, Otter Creek horse trail
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of InletHamilton CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 15 at 1 p.m., DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Gates contacted DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch advising that he had overheard radio traffic … [Read more...] about Rangers attend to injuries on Black Bear Mt, Otter Creek horse trail
Hikers injured on Haystack, Algonquin trail, Mount Jo
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 5 at 2:37 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a passerby reporting a 64-year-old woman from Palisades Park, New Jersey, with a … [Read more...] about Hikers injured on Haystack, Algonquin trail, Mount Jo
Rangers perform helicopter rescue for injured hiker on Blake Mountain
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of DannemoraClinton CountyLaw Enforcement Action: On April 16 at 12 p.m., Forest Ranger Booth overheard New York State Police emergency radio traffic advising of a domestic situation involving a loaded … [Read more...] about Rangers perform helicopter rescue for injured hiker on Blake Mountain