Helping lost, injured hikers; fighting wildfires: DEC Forest Rangers to the rescue
Updated 2:41 PM;
State Forest Rangers have been busy lately rescuing lost and injured hikers, along with fighting wild fires and doing prescribed burns.
The following incidents occurred between April 5-10. All information below was supplied by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Town of Pleasant Valley Dutchess County
Wilderness Rescue: “On April 5 at 11:30 a.m., DEC’s Central Dispatch received a call from Dutchess County 911 about a 64-year-old woman from Pleasant Valley with a lower leg injury near the Mercury Trail at the Taconic Hereford Multiply Use Area. Three Forest Rangers responded and helped to package and transport the subject out of the woods to Pleasant Valley EMS. The subject was then taken to a local hospital for treatment.”
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A skier does a trick at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Wilmington in December 2018.
Provided photo ORDA LAKE PLACID The outdoors winter recreation industry is gearing up for a busy Presidents Day weekend and week following, amid a year which has seen record numbers of people recreating in the High Peaks during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are preparing for safety on the trail and regarding the virus as many business, services and stage agencies are expecting to be running at their maximum capacity. Not only is President’s Day a three-day weekend; this week is also winter break for many schools, which leads to many family vacations.