Forest rangers rescued four hikers who were lost, cold, and wet in the Catskills last week.
According to officials with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, forest rangers received a report of four hikers lost on Blackhead Mountain in Windham, New York in the Catskills at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, March 20.
One of the hikers reported feeling “woozy,” and all four of the hikers reportedly were cold and wet and needed rescue.
At 6:45 p.m., members of Hensonville Hose Company located the group and their dog and assisted them down the Escarpment Trail. At 8 p.m., two rangers met the group and provided dry clothing, headlamps, food, and water. They reached Big Hollow Trailhead at 10:30 p.m. and declined further care.
In a separate incident last week, New York forest rangers received a report of two injured hikers on Giant Mountain in the Adirondacks at 5:57 p.m. on Monday, March 16.
Both hikers had reportedly fallen, with one hiker suffering a wrist injury, and the other hiker suffering facial injuries.
A forest ranger reached the hikers and helped them to the trailhead, where they were met by Keene Valley Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services. Resources were clear at 8:20 p.m.
