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 Cooperstown, Otsego County
Wilderness Search: On December 25 at 6:18 p.m., the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office called Forest Ranger Laymon for assistance in the search for a patient who jumped out of an ambulance. The ambulance was transporting the 47-year-old Unadilla resident from Fox Hospital to Bassett Medical Center. Ambulance personnel pursued the patient but lost sight near Walnut and Linden Streets.
Ranger Laymon assisted deputies in that area. At 9 p.m., Ranger France joined the search in a wooded area and at 10:20 p.m., three more Rangers joined the search along railroad tracks. At 11:20 p.m., a civilian notified Ranger Laymon that someone was pounding on the front door of a house on Linden Street. Ranger Laymon and two deputies searched that area. Deputy Benora found the patient sitting at the bus stop shelter and drove the patient to the hospital. Resources were clear at 12:45 a.m.
Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County
Snowmobile Accident: On December 28 at 12:19 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office requesting Forest Ranger assistance with a snowmobile accident off Uncas Road in Moose River Plains Wild Forest. Forest Ranger Lieutenant Arnold and Ranger Milano responded with Raquette Lake Fire Department, Raquette Lake and Inlet Emergency Medical Services, New York State Police, and Inlet Police.
Rescuers found the 61-year-old from Amityville approximately 10 feet off the trail, in the woods. The snowmobiler had been ejected from the snowmobile while rounding a corner. The patient had unstable pelvis and leg injuries. Rescuers packaged the patient into Raquette Lake Fire Department’s tracked utility terrain vehicle (UTV). The UTV transported the injured snowmobiler to a nearby LifeNet helicopter that flew the patient to the hospital. Resources were clear at 1:50 p.m.
Wilderness Rescue: On December 24 at 11:30 a.m., the North Hudson Fire Department called Forest Ranger Quinn to assist with an injured hiker on Crane Pond trail. The 70-year-old from Fort Edward suffered an ankle injury after a fall and activated the SOS feature on a satellite device.
Ranger Quinn responded with New York State Police, Schroon Lake Fire Department, North Hudson Fire Department, and Ticonderoga Emergency Medical Services. Rescuers stabilized the injury and used Schroon Lake Fire Department’s tracked utility terrain vehicle to transport the patient to a Ticonderoga ambulance. Resources were clear at 1 p.m.
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Photo of Long Lake snowmobile accident provided by DEC.
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