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Hiker falls off the Cornell Crack

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Hiker falls off the Cornell Crack

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Town of Shandaken in Ulster County

Wilderness Rescue:
On Sept. 21 at 1 p.m., Forest Ranger Lt. Ashida heard over the radio that a 38-year-old injured hiker off Woodland Valley Campground contacted Ulster County 911 and needed Forest Ranger assistance. The hiker from Stone Ridge fell below Cornell Crack in Slide Wilderness and believed he broke his leg just above the ankle. Forest Rangers Slade and Kreft responded to Parish Field in Phoenicia to set up a command post and develop a plan for extrication. Due to the hiker's remote location, a request for New York State Police (NYSP) Aviation was also made. At 3 p.m., Ranger Slade was picked up by NYSP Aviation and was inserted about a third of a mile from the injured hiker's location. Once at the hiker's location, Ranger Slade assessed his injuries while Ranger Kreft coordinated the second insertion of Rangers and rope gear, while also planning for a possible carryout with assistance from Rangers Ellis, Pries, Dawson, Martin, and Franceschina. Due to the low cloud cover and terrain, the hiker needed to be packaged in a litter and carried to a lower point to be hoisted out. Rangers Jahn and Franke were then inserted with a litter and additional gear necessary for the carry out. Once the hiker was packaged in the wheeled litter, Rangers transported him 250 vertical feet down to the extraction point. At 6:30 p.m., the hoist was completed and the hiker was flown to Kingston Airport where he was met by a Mobile Life Support Services Ambulance. He declined additional medical transportation and was driven by his mother to a local hospital. Rangers packed up the excess gear and proceeded back down the mountain. Resources were clear of the scene at 12:36 a.m. Many thanks to NYSP Aviation, NYSP Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Phoenicia Fire Department, Shandaken EMS, Shandaken Police Department, and Catskill Mountain Search and Rescue for helping with this mission.
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