In what looked like a scene pulled straight from an action movie, stranded hikers were recently retrieved in a daring maneuver that saw first responders lowered by ropes over a vertical cliff face.
Even with warmer temperatures, weather can still play a massive role in hiker safety in New York State. Instead of snow and ice, it was something else entirely that forced authorities to choose a more extreme method for their rescue.
Rope teams were recently called to help rescue stranded hikers in upstate New York (NYS DEC via Facebook/Canva)…