Last week, a man from Ohio who is 31 years old received a ticket for harassing a minimum of three hikers in the Adirondack high peaks area.
A female hiker reported that she was being harassed by another hiker on the Mount Van Hoevenberg trail on July 24th afternoon.
Forest rangers were dispatched by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Ray Brook to investigate the complaint.
After speaking with the Ohio man, Rangers discovered that he had also made two other hikers feel threatened. As a result, the man was given a ticket for engaging in threatening behavior.
The following reports are excerpted from DEC:
On July 27, a hiker from Bronxville suffered a leg injury while hiking the Tanbark trail system in Ulster County. Local fire department and EMS personnel, along with three rangers, assisted in packaging the injured hiker into a litter and carried her to the trailhead. From there, she was taken to the hospital for medical attention.
A 76-year-old man from Colorado, who was suffering from a heart condition, faced difficulty in continuing his climb up Azure Mountain, a well-known Adirondack fire tower peak, on the evening of July 22. Thankfully, a ranger came to his aid and assisted him in descending to the trailhead. Upon reaching the trailhead, the man was met by a St. Regis Falls ambulance.
On July 23, while camping with his family at North-South Lake campground, a 72-year-old man lost consciousness. Fortunately, a ranger was nearby and immediately provided aid until Hunter EMS arrived. The patient was then transported to the hospital for further treatment.
On July 25, during a mountain biking trip with his friends at the Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area trail, a 65-year-old resident of Lagrangeville had a biking accident. Fortunately, a ranger was on hand to provide immediate first aid while the biker’s son was contacted to take him to the hospital.
A woman from Massachusetts, aged 50, hurt her ankle while hiking near Old Forge last July 26. To help her, five rangers, along with local fire and police personnel, provided assistance by splinting her ankle. They also utilized a rope system to lower her down the trail, which was around 1.4 miles. Afterward, an ambulance from Old Forge safely transported her to the hospital.
On July 27, Rangers carried out water patrols at Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area, specifically on the Rio Reservoir. Their main objective was to verify if people were complying with safety regulations such as wearing personal floatation devices, having boat registrations, and not camping illegally on the shoreline. During the patrol, only one ticket was issued for the failure to equip a child under the age of 12 with a personal floatation device.
On July 26, a hiker from Maryland sustained an ankle injury while scaling Ampersand Mountain. Fortunately, three rangers were on hand to assist her, carrying her down the mountain for approximately two miles to the trailhead.
A 19-year-old man from Amityville had dislocated his knee on Mount Adams in the afternoon of July 26. The rangers assisted him to the trailhead, and he sought additional medical attention on his own.
On the night of July 26, two hikers found themselves lost somewhere between the Arnold and Van Hoevenberg trails in the Adirondack high peaks. Unfortunately, they did not have any light sources with them. Thankfully, rangers were able to locate them, provide them with head lamps, and assist them back to their campsite before dawn.
On the night of July 27, a 22-year-old hiker from Pennsylvania suffered a knee injury at Slant Rock. The hiker was promptly transported by rangers to the Johns Brook Outpost and then to the Garden trailhead. Despite medical attention being offered, the hiker declined further treatment.
In the early hours of July 29, park rangers initiated a linear search for two hikers who were reported missing on Giant Mountain. After spending the night in the woods, the hikers were able to find their way to Route 73 and were discovered at 6 a.m.
