RAY BROOK, N.Y. — Forest rangers rescued a 58-year-old hiker from Mechanicville after the particular person went lacking for about 18 hours within the snow-covered Dix Vary of the Adirondacks, in accordance with the New York State Division of Environmental Conservation.
At 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 25, DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch obtained a name from a lady reporting her partner overdue from a deliberate two-day solo hike. The hiker had began the journey the day past. The final contact got here at 7:15 a.m. Feb. 25, when the hiker was about six miles from the meant endpoint and reported feeling drained and transferring slowly.
At 9:50 p.m., forest rangers positioned the hiker’s car on the Elk Lake trailhead. Seven rangers searched by way of the night time however didn’t discover the lacking hiker.
Search efforts expanded the subsequent day, Feb. 26, with greater than 20 rangers concerned. New York State Police Aviation transported rangers to increased elevations and performed aerial searches over the rugged terrain.
At 2:55 p.m., a ranger search crew positioned the hiker off the Lillian Brook Path. The hiker confirmed indicators of delicate hypothermia and frostbite, the DEC stated.
At 4:20 p.m., Ranger R. Praczkajlo hoisted the hiker right into a state police helicopter. Pilot Engel flew the hiker to Lake Placid Airport, the place Lake Placid Emergency Medical Companies have been standing by.
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