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October 25, 2017
Searchers located a 66-year-old man from Keeseville, who was three days overdue from a hunting trip in the Western High Peaks Wilderness, on Oct. 20. The man was located near a trail on the west side of Ampersand Brook. He was cold, hungry and had been lost since Oct. 17. This and other missions are…
By Mike Lynch
September 28, 2017
A state Supreme Court Judge has ruled that the 34-mile section of tracks between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake should remain in place.
By Mike Lynch
September 13, 2017
The search for Alex Stevens ended on Tuesday without locating the subject. DEC Forest Rangers located a campsite on the summit of Wallface Mountain, tracks and other signs leading from that camp which they determined belonged to Mr. Stevens. The search continues today with 24 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, five…
By Mike Lynch
September 13, 2017
The number of people using the Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park, especially in the High Peaks region, has increased dramatically in recent years, causing some people to say there is a need for more forest rangers.
September 11, 2017
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers, working with New York State Police and the Hopewell, New Jersey Police Department, are searching the Western High Peaks Wilderness for Alex Stevens, a 28-year-old male from Hopewell, New Jersey. DEC is asking anyone who may have seen Mr. Stevens or has information about his…
By Mike Lynch
August 18, 2017
A fifty-year-old hiker who drowned in the East Branch of the Ausable in late July was a military veteran who had struggled with post-traumatic-stress disorder but found outlets in horses and hiking.
By Mike Lynch
August 2, 2017
An autopsy performed August 2 determined that missing hiker Ralph "Skip" Baker drowned in the East Branch of the Ausable River. The death was ruled accidental.
By Mike Lynch
August 2, 2017
Missing hiker Ralph "Skip" Baker was found Tuesday by searchers in the East Branch of the Ausable River near the base of the Wolfjaw Mountains in the Great Range.
By Mike Lynch
August 1, 2017
The following is a statement released by the state Department of Environmental Conservation about a search-and-rescue incident that took place Monday. The incident overlapped with another rescue occurring near Gothics Mountain. On July 30, 2017 at 11:30 pm a group of four hikers on the summit of Algonquin Peak contacted DEC Ray Brook Dispatch…
By Mike Lynch
July 17, 2017
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is working on new regulations to address drone use on the Forest Preserve. Some fear the airborne devices will diminish the wild character of the Forest Preserve