In another incident, forest rangers carried an injured hiker more than three miles to safety.
Forest rangers rescued an exhausted hiker who had no food or water in New York Sunday.
It was one of several recent wilderness rescues conducted by New York forest rangers.
The following are highlights of search and rescue incidents involving New York forest rangers within the last week.
At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, New York Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers received a call from a hiker on Hunter Mountain suffering from exhaustion.
Rangers responded to the scene. When they reached the hiker, they discovered the hiker didn’t have any food or water.
Rangers provided sustenance and assisted them back to the trailhead, where EMS evaluated the subject and transported them to Kingston Hospital.
DEC officials remind hikers to bring plenty of food and water for their hike in case the hike lasts longer than expected. Proper preparation for a hike can prevent bouts of cramping and dehydration.
At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, rangers received a call from a hiker in Dry Brook Ridge Wild Forest in Middletown, New York, reporting a member of their hiking party suffered an unstable ankle injury at least three miles from the trailhead.
Forest rangers and fire department personnel hiked to the subject, secured them in a wheeled litter, and carried them to the trailhead.
At 11:45 p.m., EMS called for a med flight to take the subject to Albany Medical Center.
While on patrol in Denning, New York, on Wednesday, June 25 at 2:40 p.m., a forest ranger was flagged down by a member of the public reporting that a hiker fell on the rocks at the Blue Hole and was bleeding from the head.
The ranger found the 39-year-old from Brooklyn and cleaned and dressed the wounds.
Neversink EMS responded and transported the patient to Ellenville Hospital.
