Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 6 at 10:11 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker who reporter another hiker with an ankle injury on Giant Mountain in the Giant … [Read more...] about Rangers aid stranded boaters on Stillwater Reservoir
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Hikers get lost on Sleeping Beauty, Nicks Lake trail
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger Actions: Town of Fort AnnWashington CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 1 at 6:53 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a request for assistance from two hikers who became disoriented while hiking Sleeping Beauty … [Read more...] about Hikers get lost on Sleeping Beauty, Nicks Lake trail
Injured hikers at Indian Head, Algonquin, Lake Luzerne, Auger Falls
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: While hiking on her day off on Sept. 20, Forest Ranger Temple encountered a hiker from Florida who sustained a lower leg injury near the summit of Indian Head on the … [Read more...] about Injured hikers at Indian Head, Algonquin, Lake Luzerne, Auger Falls
Rangers perform technical ropes rescue in Tug Hill State Forest
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
Air rescue from Crane Mountain
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of SpeculatorHamilton CountyWilderness Search: On Sept. 8 at 4:37 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call reporting a 24-year-old despondent man from New Jersey heading to the Siamese Pond … [Read more...] about Air rescue from Crane Mountain
Education first
At some national parks, prevention is the answer to search and rescue risks By Mike De Socio Meghan Smith remembers a backpacking trip she took in the Adirondacks when she was in her early 20s. It was winter, and she felt like her group of … [Read more...] about Education first