Ranger
Report July 17 2019
Hamilton
County
Town
of Long Lake
Wilderness
Rescue: On July 8 at 4:55 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from
Hamilton County Emergency Service reporting an injured 71-year-old male hiker
on Owls Head Mountain. The Baldwinsville man had apparently taken a fall just
below the summit, dislocating his shoulder and hitting his head. The hiker
continued to walk out until the pain forced him to stop. Forest Ranger James
Waters responded with a member of the Long Lake Rescue Squad to intercept the
hiker and provide first aid before walking him out to a waiting ambulance. At
6:18 p.m., the hiker and all personnel were back at the trailhead, and EMS
staff tended to the hiker.
Town
of Indian Lake
Wilderness
Rescue: On July 9 at 7:07 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a transferred
call from a male caller from Binghamton who was on the summit of Blue Mountain
in the Blue Mountain Wild Forest with his wife and two children, ages 10 and 6.
The hiker's concern was that the kids were too tired to continue back down the
mountain. The subject requested permission to drive his vehicle to the summit
to retrieve his family, but Dispatch informed him that this was not an option
and transferred his call to Forest Ranger Jason Scott. Forest Ranger Scott
decided the best course of action would be to drive to the summit where the
Ranger would give the 44-year-old mother and 6-year-old daughter a ride back
down the mountain while the father and 10-year-old hiked down. Forest Ranger
Scott arrived at the summit at 7:45 p.m., where he picked up the two hikers. He
then proceeded to drive the pair to the trailhead where they met the rest of
their party. At 8:50 p.m., the father and son emerged from the mountain and
Forest Ranger Scott was clear of the scene.
Can you believe this? The nerve!
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