NYS Forest Rangers conducted several search and rescue missions over the past week, including two rescues at the Trap Dike on Mount Colden in the Adirondacks, during one of which a man was stranded in the same spot for seven hours (read about those here).
Other incidents included a dehydrated hiker at Kaaterskill Falls, an injured hiker, two lost hikers, and one suffering from hypothermia in the Adirondack High Peaks, and an angler, and separately a hunter, reported overdue. [Read more…] about Unprepared, Lost, Injured, Overdue Recreationists Rescued
Between August 3 and August 9, 2026, New York State Forest Rangers responded to a surge of 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State 
