Forest rangers warned the Hudson Valley hiker it was too late to go. Hours later, an SOS went out in the middle of the night. Here’s what went wrong.
The New York State DEC rescued a hiker after forest rangers advised the hiker not to hike so late.
The rescue was highlighted in this week’s DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review
Hiker Told To Late To Hike In Ulster County, New York
On Friday round 1:30 p.m., while on routine patrol along the Phoenicia East Branch Trail, Forest Ranger Jeffery found a 33-year-old from Hopewell Junction beginning a hike of Table Mountain…