Ankle Injury near Layman's Monument

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Town of Hunter in Greene County

Wilderness Rescue: On Dec. 29 at 11:00 a.m., Greene County 911 received a call from a hiker with an ankle injury on the Escarpment Trail near Layman's Monument. The hiker was wearing sneakers and slipped on the trail due to icy conditions. Forest Rangers responded, along with members of a local fire department, to the hiker's location. Once on scene, Rangers determined the 25-year-old hiker from Lebanon, New Jersey, had an unstable ankle injury. Responders implemented a rescue plan that included re-warming the hiker and packaging him in a litter to be carried out half a mile to the Laurel House trailhead. The hiker was then transferred to Hunter Ambulance and transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.