New York State Forest Rangers recently responded to a lost hiker at Crane Mountain, a hiker with blisters on the Cranberry Lake 50 trail, and several hikers with injuries in the Adirondack High Peaks.
Crane Mountain, Warren County
Wilderness Search: On June 4 at 1:40 p.m., a hiker texted 911 that they were lost on Crane Mountain. Forest Ranger Donegan used coordinates provided by Warren County to locate the 39-year-old from Green Island on the southwest side of the mountain.
The hiker had enough water and no medical issues. Ranger Donegan bushwacked down to the lower trail with the hiker and walked them back to the trailhead. Resources were clear at 2:45 p.m.
Cranberry Lake 50, St. Lawrence County
Wilderness Rescue: On June 5 at 4:11 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a hiker on the Dog Pond Loop of the Cranberry Lake 50 Trail who couldn’t continue due to blisters on their feet.
Forest Rangers Ellis and Shea responded via boat. At 6:27 p.m., Rangers located the subject and their partner and transported them back to land and then to their vehicle.
Buck Mountain, Washington County
Wilderness Rescue: On June 6 at 12:30 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch alerted Forest Rangers to a hiker with an ankle injury one mile from the summit of Buck Mountain.
Pilot Knob Fire Department and Queensbury EMS staged their UTV approximately 1.5 miles up the trail and hiked the rest of the way up with Rangers Clute, Morehouse, and Quinones. Rescuers used a wheeled litter to transport the 49-year-old from Vermont to the UTV.
At 4:30 p.m., they reached the trailhead. Queensbury EMS transported the patient to the hospital.
Indian Falls, Essex County
Wilderness Rescues: On June 6 at 4:10 p.m., two Forest Rangers and two Assistant Forest Rangers responded to a call for a hiker with facial swelling in the area of Indian Falls. Rangers met the hiker from New York City at Marcy Dam.
The hiker was stung by a bee and the swelling was subsiding. While Rangers assessed the patient, another hiker from Long Island City requested assistance with a broken finger. Rangers assisted both 18-year-olds to their vehicles. Resources were clear at 5:20 p.m.
Dix Range, Essex County
Wilderness Rescue: On June 7 at 1:50 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a solo hiker with an unstable ankle injury at the summit of Grace Peak in the Dix Mountain Wilderness.
Two other hikers helped the 25-year-old from Fairport off the summit. Rangers met them on the trail, splinted the hiker’s ankle, and assisted them back to the trailhead where the hiker said they would seek medical attention on their own.
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