Rangers perform technical ropes rescue in Tug Hill State Forest
September 22, 2021
This and more from the past week's DEC Forest Ranger report
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Rangers find overdue Giant Mountain hiker
September 8, 2021
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 injury on the Jackrabbit Trail. The Rangers responded to the location, splinted the subject’s leg, and evacuated…
Rangers attend to injuries on Black Bear Mt, Otter Creek horse trail
July 21, 2021
Rangers take part in whitewater rafting training in Indian Lake and more from the past week
Hikers injured on Haystack, Algonquin trail, Mount Jo
July 13, 2021
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 non-weight bearing ankle injury near MacIntyre Falls on the trail to Algonquin Mountain in the High Peaks…
Rangers perform helicopter rescue for injured hiker on Blake Mountain
April 21, 2021
Rangers assist lost and injured hikers and come to aid in domestic violence call.
Rangers assist injured hiker on Cascade
April 13, 2021
Lost hiker located at OK Slip Falls; new Smokey Bear sign installed at Caroga Lake.
Rangers busy with two overnight rescues
By Melissa Hart
March 31, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Mar. 25 at 5:14 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker reporting he was concerned that his 18-year-old friend was lost after the pair were separated on the trail for Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. After…
Woman on horseback gets lost on Warrensburg trail
March 24, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of WarrensburgWarren CountyWilderness Rescue: On Mar. 21 at 7:42 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 reporting a woman lost with her two horses on private property in the town of Warrensburg. The 22-year-old subject from Queensbury became lost when she left the trail…
Snowmobile accidents in Herkimer, Hamilton counties
February 17, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of WebbHerkimer CountyWilderness Rescue: On Feb. 7 at 12:04 p.m., DEC Forest Rangers Hoag, Hanno, and McCartney immediately responded to radio reports from Herkimer County 911 regarding a snowmobile crash on the C7 trail, approximately 1.5 miles south of the hamlet of Thendara. Three Rangers on snowmobile patrol in…