DEC FOREST RANGERS LOCATE BODY OF MISSING WOMAN

The body of a missing Central New York woman was located in the Adirondacks by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers this afternoon.

The body of Kerry Young, 44, of Dewitt, NY was located at approximately 2:00 pm about one mile from her car by two DEC Forest Rangers conducting a ground search. She was found in a stand of conifer trees between the Limekiln-Cedar River Road and Fawn Lake.

A missing person alert had been issued for Ms. Young on Monday evening, March 28, by the Town of Dewitt Police Department. Town of Inlet Police Department checked a vehicle they had noticed parked on the entrance road to the DEC Limekiln Lake Campground off the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road and confirmed that it belonged to Ms. Young.

DEC Forest Rangers were contacted to lead the search effort, which began Tuesday morning. Forest Rangers were assisted by members of the NY State Police, State Police Aviation, Town of Inlet Fire Department, Town of Inlet Police Department, Town of Webb Police Department, Hamilton County Sheriff, members of Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue and other volunteers. More than 50 people and a helicopter were involved in the search effort today.

Investigators from the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Raybrook are leading the investigation into Ms. Young’s death.

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Searchers Seek Woman in Moose River Plains

The search for a missing woman in the Moose River Plains area of the Adirondacks has entered its second day. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers assisted by members of the NY State Police, Town of Inlet Fire Department, the Town of Inlet Police Department, the Town of Webb Police Department, Hamilton County Sheriff, and volunteer search and rescue teams continue the search. A helicopter from the State Police Aviation Unit will join more than 50 searchers in today’s search.

A missing person alert for Kerry Young, 44, of Dewitt, NY was issued on Monday evening, March 28, by the Town of Dewitt Police Department. Town of Inlet Police Department checked a vehicle they had noticed parked on the entrance road to the DEC Limekiln Lake Campground off the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road.

DEC Forest Rangers were contacted to lead the search effort for Ms. Young, which began Tuesday morning. The Town of Dewitt Police Department is the lead agency on the missing person investigation and has been present at the search command post in Inlet, NY.

The Moose River Plains consist of 83,000 acres of forest preserve lands located in Hamilton County in the central Adirondacks. Its flat lands and low hills contain numerous rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. The area is popular for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing in the winter, and camping, fishing, and hunting during the remainder of the year. The DEC Limekiln Campground is located in the western portion of the Moose River Plains a short distance from the Hamlet of Inlet.

Anybody that has information that may help locate Ms. Kelly is asked to contact Town of Dewitt Police Department at 315-449-3640 or DEC Forest Rangers at 518-897-1300.