Three Separate Hikers Airlifted From New York Mountain Peaks

Whether you are attempting to reach a mountain summit or just a chill walk in nature, hiking in the woods of New York can be challenging. The last thing you want is get lost or have a medical emergency and you certainly wouldn't want to be helicoptered to safety.

Here are 3 incidents, in the last week, where hikers needed to be airlifted out of the woods for various reasons.

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Should you find yourself in need of rescue, do not hesitate to contact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Some might avoid the call out of fear of what it might cost.

According to Senate Bill S28, the DEC does not possess the legal authority to issue a bill to a citizen. Under New York administrative law, an agency cannot invent a fee that the legislature has not explicitly written into law.

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October 3rd, in Keene, NY, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call regarding a 23-year-old hiker at the summit of Big Slide Mountain who was vomiting, shaky, having trouble breathing, and couldn’t move. New York State Police (NYSP) flew Forest Rangers to the scene, harnessed the hiker, and flew a Lake Placid Ambulance.

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On October 4th in North Elba, Ray Brook Dispatch received an SOS beacon activation on Mount Jo and texted with the 48-year-old subject who said they were having a heart attack. The patient was carried an ambulance, which transported the subject to a Life Net helicopter.

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On October 4th, in Harrietstown, NY, Ray Brook Dispatch received a call for an 18-year-old hiker with a non-weight bearing knee injury near the summit of Seymour Mountain. NYSP flew Rangers to the scene where they splinted the injury, harnessed the patient, and hoisted the patient into the helicopter. NYSP flew them to the hospital.