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Hiker suffers bee sting reactions while hiking in Cranberry Lake, more than a dozen volunteers and rangers come to his aid

Posted 8/30/16

CRANBERRY LAKE -- More than a dozen people helped a Pennsylvania man out of the woods after he had an allergic reaction to a bee sting, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. On …

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Hiker suffers bee sting reactions while hiking in Cranberry Lake, more than a dozen volunteers and rangers come to his aid

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CRANBERRY LAKE -- More than a dozen people helped a Pennsylvania man out of the woods after he had an allergic reaction to a bee sting, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.

On Saturday around 8:18 p.m., DEC Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from St Lawrence County 911 requesting assistance for a 25-year-old man from Quarryville, Penn. who was having an allergic reaction to bee stings near the summit of Cat Mountain, according to DEC.

Four DEC forest rangers and 12 rescue volunteers responded via boat to Janack’s Landing on the southwestern shore of Cranberry Lake, DEC said.

The rescuers hiked three miles to the summit of the mountain.

The stricken man was assisted back down to the boat and brought back to the Cranberry Lake Boat Launch, DEC said.

He was transported to Clifton-Fine Hospital by Star Lake Rescue, according to DEC. The incident concluded at 2:49 a.m. Sunday.