Forest rangers in New York had to carry an injured hiker over more than two miles of challenging terrain in the Adirondack High Peaks last weekend.
According to New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials, rangers received a report of a hiker with a dislocated knee on Tabletop Mountain in Keene, New York at 5:43 p.m. on Saturday, May 30. The hiker had reportedly slipped in the mud on the mountain.
Ten forest rangers responded to the scene.
The hiker and hiking partner reportedly had wilderness first aid training and tried splinting the leg with their trekking poles.
At 11:20 p.m., rangers reached the 41-year-old from Brooklyn, re-splinted the leg, and packaged them for a carryout using a wheeled litter when possible, and backpack carriers when they needed them.
Rangers carried the subject 2.5 miles to the Marcy Dam Outpost and then transported them via UTV to Adirondak Loj.
The subject decided to seek medical attention on their own. Resources were clear at 2:30 a.m.
