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Forest Ranger Reports

Climber Rescued After 40-Foot Fall At Adirondack ‘Trap Dike’

August 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trap Dike rescue on August 9, 2023 (courtesy DEC)On August 9th at about 12:40 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker who fell approximately 40 feet off the highest waterfall in the Trap Dike on Mount Colden in the town of Keene, Essex County, part of the Adirondack High Peaks. [Read more…] about Climber Rescued After 40-Foot Fall At Adirondack ‘Trap Dike’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Avalanche Lake, climbing, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, Mount Colden, rock climbing, Search and Rescue, Trap Dike, waterfalls

Forest Rangers Rescue Five Senior Hikers In Separate Incidents

August 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Search in Mahopac Falls in Summer 2023Each week New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers participate in backcountry wilderness rescues of hikers, hunters, climbers and others who find themselves in trouble on New York State’s millions of acres of woods and waters. In 2022, Forest Rangers conducted 359 search and rescue missions across the state. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Rescue Five Senior Hikers In Separate Incidents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, camping, Carmel, Catskills, Essex County, Fine, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, hiking, Hunter, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, North Elba, Olive, Putnam County, Search and Rescue, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, St Lawrence County, Ulster County

Forest Rangers Make Rescues at Phelps Mtn, Marcy, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Kaaterskill Falls

August 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rescue on Phelps Mountain in July 2023 (DEC photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Make Rescues at Phelps Mtn, Marcy, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Kaaterskill Falls

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Denning, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, High Peaks, Hunter, Kaaterskill Falls, Mount Marcy, North Elba, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Phelps Mountain, Search and Rescue, Ulster County

9 Rescued From Same Location During High Waters In The Catskills

August 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fawn's Leap rescue from inside crevice in July 2023New York State Forest Rangers responded to multiple reports of subjects stranded during high waters created by flash flooding in Hamlet of Haines Falls, town of Hunter in Greene County in the Catskills last week. [Read more…] about 9 Rescued From Same Location During High Waters In The Catskills

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Catskills, climbing, floods, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Hunter, Kaaterskill Clove, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, North Mountain Wild Forest, Search and Rescue, swimming

Campers Evicted From State Campground After Cutting Tree

July 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

cranberry lake (DEC photo)On July 18 at about 2:30 pm, New York State’s Cranberry Lake Campground staff called Ray Brook dispatch to request Forest Ranger assistance with a group of campers who cut down a maple tree and did not register their site. [Read more…] about Campers Evicted From State Campground After Cutting Tree

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, camping, Clifton, Cranberry Lake, Cranberry Lake Campground, Cranberry Lake Complex, Cranberry Lake Wild Forest, Crime and Justice, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, St Lawrence County

Helicopter Rescues Two Adirondack Hikers Within An Hour

July 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Injured hiker hoisted from Basin MountainOn July 22 at about 4:15 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch received calls for a hiker with a knee injury on Basin Mountain and a hiker with an ankle injury on Mount Colden. New York State Police Aviation was called in to assist with both rescues, which took place in the town Keene, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Helicopter Rescues Two Adirondack Hikers Within An Hour

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Bald Mountain, Basin Mountain, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Herkimer COunty, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Mount Colden, Search and Rescue, State Police, Stueben County, Town of Webb

Forest Rangers Rescue Hikers Near Lake George, In The Catskills & Shawangunk Ridge

July 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Rescue Hikers Near Lake George, In The Catskills & Shawangunk Ridge

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Horicon, Hunter, Hunter Mountain, Lake George, Search and Rescue, Shawangunk, Shawangunk Ridge, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, Ulster County, Warren County

Rangers Rescue Several Hikers Over July 4th Week, Including 4 Incidents In Keene

July 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Several Hikers Over July 4th Week, Including 4 Incidents In Keene

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Cascade Mountain, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Fort Ann, Herkimer COunty, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Lewis County, Newcomb, Ohio, Pinckney, Search and Rescue, Tug Hill State Forest, Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, Washington County

Child Hit by Boat Propeller on Adirondack Lake

July 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On Thursday, July 6 at about 3 pm, New York State Police and Forest Rangers responded to a report of a child with a significant leg injury after being hit by a boat propeller on Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Child Hit by Boat Propeller on Adirondack Lake

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Arietta, boating, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, Long Lake, Raquette Lake, Search and Rescue, State Police

New Jersey Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs On Wilderness Mountaintop

July 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ticketed hikers carrying Adirondack chairs to top of Slide Mountain in July 2023On Saturday, July 8 at about 1:30 pm, the Catskill 3500 Club notified New York State Forest Ranger Martin about a group of hikers carrying two Adirondack chairs toward the summit of Slide Mountain in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County. [Read more…] about New Jersey Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs On Wilderness Mountaintop

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Catskill 3500 Club, Catskills, Crime and Justice, Forest Ranger Reports, hiking, Shandaken, Slide Mountain, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, Ulster County

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