Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of Keene ValleyEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Dec. 28 at 9:58 a.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a 51-year-old male from Forest Mills had sustained … [Read more...] about Man falls 30 feet on Giant Mountain’s Ridge Trail
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Record number of search and rescues this year
By MIKE LYNCH A surge in visitors to the Adirondack Park this year has led to a record number of search and rescue missions by forest rangers. Through October 21, there were 245 search-and-rescue missions in Region 5 this year, and 40 in Region … [Read more...] about Record number of search and rescues this year
A busy weekend for forest rangers
By Gwendolyn Craig It was a busy weekend for forest rangers in the Adirondack Park. There was a death investigation, search and rescue operations and illegal campers. The weekend wrapped up with the death of a hiker on Hadley Mountain on Sunday … [Read more...] about A busy weekend for forest rangers
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 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
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