The Peru Gazette

Town of Bolton
Warren County
Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from Gansevoort, made a health assessment, and determined a carry out was necessary. Rescuers used a wheeled litter to transport the hiker to the trailhead where they turned over care to Bolton EMS. Resources were clear at 10:10 p.m.

Clay meadow rescue

Clay Meadow rescue

Town of Lake George   
Warren County   
Public Outreach: On November 29, Forest Rangers participated in Lake George’s annual Lite Up the Village celebration. An inflatable Smokey Bear on loan from the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact traveled with a decked-out Ranger engine brush truck.

Lake George’s Lite Up the Village

Town of Hadley
Saratoga County
Wilderness Rescue: On November 28 at 12:54 p.m., Forest Rangers Carabetta and Clute responded to a call for a hiker with a wrist injury on Hadley Mountain. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, Hadley-Luzerne Fire Department, and Rockwell Falls Emergency Medical Services (EMS) also responded. By 2:40 p.m., rescuers reached the 55-year-old from Maryland approximately 0.75 miles up the trail. The hiker slipped and fell on their mountain descent. Rangers provided microspikes and trekking poles due to the icy trail conditions. They reached the trailhead at 3 p.m. Rockwell Falls EMS transported the patient to the hospital.