CLIFTON -- Forest Rangers rescued a hiker who wandered off of a trail and had no map to find his way back, according to a news release from the Department of Environmental Conservation. Wilderness …
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CLIFTON -- Forest Rangers rescued a hiker who wandered off of a trail and had no map to find his way back, according to a news release from the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 13 at 12:03 p.m., St. Lawrence County 911 contacted DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch regarding a lost hiker near Olmstead Pond in the Five Ponds Wilderness Area, DEC said. The missing hiker was off the trail without a map. Forest Rangers Nathaniel Shea and William Benzel responded by boat on Cranberry Lake for faster access to cell coordinates provided by 911, according to DEC.
The hiker was located and brought out by boat, DEC said.
All units were cleared of the scene at 5:25 p.m.