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Hiker exhausted near Echo Lake

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:30 am
by dave
Town of Woodstock in Ulster County

Wilderness Rescue:
On Feb. 23 at 1:30 p.m., Forest Rangers Franceschina, Horn, Martin, and Sweeney responded to a call for a camper in need of assistance in the Overlook Mountain Wild Forest near Echo Lake. The 18-year-old from Brooklyn ran out of food and water and was struggling walking to the trailhead. Rangers reached the subject at 2:35 p.m., provided food and water, and helped him back to the trailhead. Resources were clear at 4 p.m.