Wilderness Rescue: On March 20th at 8:11 pm, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a request for Forest Ranger assistance from Warren County 911 for a report of three 19-year-old hikers from Saratoga Springs lost on Buck Mountain in the Lake George Wild Forest. Ranger Savarie was clear from the scene shortly afterward. At 9:16 pm, Forest Ranger Savarie advised dispatch that the woman and her horses were located and safely escorted back to their barn. The 22-year-old subject from Queensbury became lost when she left the trail to take a shortcut back to her starting point. Wilderness Rescue: On March 21st at 7:42 pm, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 reporting a woman lost with her two horses on private property in the town of Warrensburg. The individual refused further medical care and the group returned home. The Ranger provided medical care for a lower leg injury, and with the assistance of the group, the hiker walked out to the trailhead. Ranger Cowart and State Parks staff hiked in and located the 25-year-old subject from New York City approximately one mile in. The hiker became disoriented on the trail network while hiking with a group of 16 visiting the park. Wilderness Rescue: On March 20th at 6 pm, Forest Ranger Cowart overheard State Parks Dispatch reporting a hiker with a lower leg injury on a hiking trail in Hudson Highlands State Park. What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. 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. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks.
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