Hiker Injured near Hunter/Lexington
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:30 am
On Tuesday, April 10, 2011, a 54-year-old male was injured after he fell while hiking in the region. He was able to get to a parking area on Rt 23a in the Town of Lexington to call for help. The Lexington Rescue Squad and Greene County Paramedics were called to the scene where he was transported to a nearby hospital. He sustained injuries to his chest. He was having trouble breathing and had back injuries. While the details are limited, we did receive an unconfirmed report that he might have been hiking somewhere on the ridge of mountains between Evergreen Mtn and Balsam Mtn.