New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State locating and extracting lost, injured or distressed people and policing state lands.
This report of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers was prepared by DEC:
Town of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County
Wilderness Search: On February 18 at 5:30 p.m., Forest Ranger Jackson responded to a call for a missing subject, possibly in the woods near a local business. The subject’s sister called in the report. New York State Police (NYSP) and Ranger Jackson located the subject’s truck and footprints into the woods.
At 6:50 p.m., they located the subject, who had built a fire for warmth, near the Hudson River in good health. The subject stated they were suicidal. Rescuers convinced the subject to walk out of the woods with them. NYSP transported the subject to Samaritan Hospital in Troy.
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Town of Broome, Schoharie County
Stranded Vehicle: On February 19 at 1:35 p.m., Schoharie County Dispatch called Forest Ranger France about a vehicle from Utica that was stuck on the Fawn Ridge Road truck trail at Stone Store State Forest. Ranger France responded by snowmobile with NYSP and the Schoharie County Sheriff’s Office.
They located the truck half a mile from the plowed section of the trail. The three people in the truck said they were planning on squirrel hunting when they became stuck while driving down the unplowed trail at 7 a.m. and were unable to quickly find a tow truck operator. Eventually, a tow company came with a skid steer to remove the truck. Resources were clear at 4:05 p.m.
Town of Crown Point, Essex County
Stranded Vehicles: On February 19 at 6 p.m., two Forest Rangers responded to the scene of a two vehicles stuck on the Stony Lonesome Road seasonal snowmobile trail. Rangers provided a courtesy ride to the operator and made arrangements with a tow company to remove the vehicles in daylight the next day. On February 20 at 11:30 a.m., a tow company removed the vehicles.
Town of Caroga, Fulton County
Snowmobile Accident: On February 20 at 11:30 p.m., NYSP requested Forest Ranger assistance with a snowmobile accident on private land. One Ranger, NYSP, and the Caroga Fire Department brought the unresponsive subject to a Fulton County Emergency Management vehicle for transport to Nathan Littauer Hospital.
Town of Altona, Clinton County
Stranded Vehicles: On February 21 at 7:56 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about two stranded vehicles on a snowmobile trail off Rock Road. At 10:31 p.m., Forest Rangers Odell and Russell freed one of the two vehicles. The second posed no threat to snowmobilers. Rangers contacted the local snowmobile club to coordinate the removal of the second vehicle with the vehicle’s owner.
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Photo of Alton stranded vehicle provided by DEC.
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