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Hikers get lost on Sleeping Beauty, Nicks Lake trail
October 6, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions include locating lost hikers at Sleeping Beauty and on trails from Nick's Lake Campground.
Rangers assist exhausted hikers on Cascade, Marcy trail
September 1, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 24 at 12:20 p.m., Forest Ranger Black responded to a report of a 70-year-old woman from New York City suffering from exhaustion on the trail to Cascade Mountain. At 1:35 p.m., Ranger Black reached the hiker’s location and determined she could walk back…
Rangers assist in Black River flooding, and help hikers
August 25, 2021
Rangers assist lost, injured and dehydrated hikers around the park.
Two air rescues on Crane, Slide mountains
August 17, 2021
Recent forest ranger actions include carrying out deceased hiker from Dix Mountain Wilderness Area.
Rangers stay busy rescuing Marcy hiker and others
By Mike Lynch
August 12, 2021
The following are recent search-and-rescue highlights provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Town of NewcombEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 2 at 3 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received notification from the Mount Marcy Summit Steward of a sick hiker in the Flowed Lands lean-to. The hiker was part of a group and was last…