Forest rangers had to navigate a wheeled litter through difficult, steep terrain to rescue an injured hiker in New York on Friday.
A half dozen rangers responded to a report of an injured hiker in the Sentinel Range Wilderness in Wilmington, New York at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, August 28.
The hiker reportedly suffered a lower leg injury on the Copperas Pond Trail.
Rangers splinted the injury and used a wheeled litter to carry the 41-year-old through technical, steep wilderness terrain before reaching the trailhead.
Family members transported the patient to the hospital. The incident was clear at 7:07 p.m.
View video of the rescue here:
