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This latest report is courtesy of NYSDEC – Region 5.
- 40 incidents in this report – 17 of which were “Lost or Overdue”
- Apparent bonking on Marcy and Giant Mts. One group left for Marcy at 9am with 1 liter of water for 2 people and “became extremely dehydrated”.
- Injuries – 8 leg, 1 arm, 1 head
- Cellphones – Yes. Map and Compass, Flashlight – No
- I’m not sure what happened on Round Mt trail
- Word of Life vs. Devil’s Ledge
- Not too cold to call for helicopter rescue
- Dad ditches tired kayaker son
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Sadly, our normal selection of Summertime incidents includes two deaths in the High Peaks. At least we are not Yosemite.
- 2 Heart-attacks in High Peaks
- “Lost” at Fish Creek Campground
- Lost at Round Lake
- Thirsty on Ampersand (Boy Scouts)
- Capsized paddlers hike NPT – no shoes, no food
- Lots of Leg Injuries while hiking
- Kayaker drowns on Lake Pleasant – PFD issue
- Lost and Unprepared on Crane Mt, Buck Mt – after dark, no flashlight, no food, no map
- Boat sinks in Log Bay
- Kayakers lost after-dark on Lake George
- Slip n’ Falls off Shelving Rock Falls
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The NYSDEC rangers were quite busy this Spring with a bunch of search and rescues. We are very lucky to have this safety-net.
Quite the collection of incidents in this latest report, many related to sketchy conditions due to late-season snow, rain, and high-water.
- “Cotton almost Kills” unprepared hiker on Mt Marcy
- Snowmobiler hits log bridge – endo
- No Flashlight, washed-out bridge, makes for a long night.
- High water thwarts left-behind hiker on Mt Marcy
- Carrying exhausted-dog on Dix Mt causes same for owner.
- Slip ‘n Fall on Poke-o-Moonshine
- City-hikers bonk on Whiteface
- Trapped on the Dyke (this is a common story)
- Hurt leg at near Wallface – cool place, but tough for rescue
- Slipped-knot results in fall at Chapel Pond
- Another City-hiker, bonked on Algonquin Mt
- Blowdown adventure off the Sewards
- 4 year old lost for a couple hours at Sacandaga Lake
- Various kayakers encounter whitewater
- Father and son lost on Black Mt
- Black-fly Bike-crash
- Another leg-injury on Hadley Mt
- Unknown medical on Tongue Mt
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