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DEC: Forest rangers rescue Fort Covington man in medical distress on Brasher snowmobile trail

Posted 1/17/18

BRASHER -- The Department of Environmental Conservation says forest rangers rescued man who had gotten stuck on a snowmobile trail and couldn’t get out. On Jan. 8 at 3:09 p.m., DEC’s dispatch in …

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DEC: Forest rangers rescue Fort Covington man in medical distress on Brasher snowmobile trail

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BRASHER -- The Department of Environmental Conservation says forest rangers rescued man who had gotten stuck on a snowmobile trail and couldn’t get out.

On Jan. 8 at 3:09 p.m., DEC’s dispatch in Ray Brook received a transferred call from state troopers about the stuck vehicle in Brasher.

The operator, a 68-year-old Fort Covington man, was unable to walk out to the road due to health reasons, DEC said.

Two forest rangers responded using a sport utility vehicle to access the trail and evacuate the man, according to a news release from DEC.

At the roadside, state police took the man home and a tow truck retrieved his stuck vehicle from the snowmobile trail, according to DEC.