Three hikers were rescued by helicopter crews in separate incidents in the Adirondacks over the weekend. The incidents were among several wilderness rescues conducted by New York forest rangers recently.
On Saturday, October 3 at 4:30 p.m., forest rangers received a report of a sick hiker at the summit of Big Slide Mountain in Keene, New York.
The hiker was reportedly vomiting, shaky, having trouble breathing, and couldn’t move.
A New York State Police helicopter pilot Engel flew two forest rangers to the scene.
One ranger was lowered to the 23-year-old subject. The hiker was then harnessed and hoisted into the helicopter.
The hiker was then flown to the Lake Placid Airport where they met a Lake Placid Ambulance. The incident was clear at 6:10 p.m.
Hiker Having Suspected Heart Attack On Mount Jo
On Sunday, October 4 at 7:02 a.m., rangers received a report that an SOS beacon had been activated on Mount Jo in North Elba. According to the signal, the hiker appeared to be roughly 25 feet off the trail.
Rangers texted with the subject, who said they were having a heart attack.
Rangers responded to the scene along with Lake Placid EMS and treated the 48-year-old from Pennsylvania.
Rangers carried the hiker to the trailhead, where they were met by a Lake Placid ambulance, which took the hiker to a LifeNet helicopter for transport to a hospital. The incident was clear at 10:23 p.m.
Injured Hiker On Seymour Mountain
Later that morning, at 11:36 a.m., ranger received a report of a hiker with a knee injury near the summit of Seymour Mountain in Harrietstown.
The 18-year-old from Massachusetts reported the injury was non-weight bearing.
A New York State Police helicopter pilot flew two forest rangers to the scene.
A ranger was lowered to the hiker and splinted the injury. The patient was then hoisted into the helicopter and flown to a hospital. The incident was clear at 12:53 p.m.
Lost Hiker Near Mount Marcy
On Tuesday, September 29 at 8:25 p.m., rangers received a call from a hiker reporting their hiking partner missing on the Van Ho Trail.
The hiker had reportedly separated from his partner at Indian Falls. The caller turned back while the partner continued to the summit of Mount Marcy.
Rangers learned a pair of hikers saw the missing 30-year-old from Walworth at the summit but did not see the hiker again on the Van Ho Trail.
One ranger searched the Marcy Dam truck trail while another searched the Van Ho trail from the Loj parking lot.
The ranger searching near Marcy Dam encountered the subject and a good Samaritan hiking out. The good Samaritan located the lost hiker in the woods in the dark near Indian Falls.
Rangers escorted the hikers to Marcy Dam. The incident was clear at 11:35 p.m.
Hiker Stuck In Climbing Area
On Saturday, October 3 at 2:02 p.m., rangers received a call from a stranded hiker at the climbing area above Chapel Pond in Keene.
The hiker reportedly planned to hike Giant Mountain but started on the wrong side of the road and accidentally began hiking towards a climbing area.
At 4:22 p.m., rangers reached the hiker and assisted them out of the woods.
Hiker Without Headlamp Rescued In The Great Range
On Saturday, October 3 at 10:23 p.m., two forest rangers responded to a call for two hikers who became separated while hiking the Great Range in Keene.
A ranger spoke to one of the hikers at the trailhead, but the other was still on the W.A. White Trail and didn’t have a headlamp.
Rangers located the 33-year-old and assisted them back to the trailhead. The incident was clear at 7 a.m.
