Hikers missing at Mongaup Campgrounds
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2024 10:32 am
Town of Rockland in Sullivan County:
Wilderness Rescue: On Aug. 24 at 3 p.m., Mongaup Campground staff notified Ray Brook Dispatch that two campers in their 40s failed to return to their campsite after a morning hike to Hodge Pond. At 5:45 p.m., Forest Ranger Kreft located the two missing hikers and discovered that one had suffered an ankle injury. Due to the injury, the pair of hikers walked very slowly with Ranger Kreft down the Big Rock Trail. At 9:40 p.m., they made it back to the campground.
Wilderness Rescue: On Aug. 24 at 3 p.m., Mongaup Campground staff notified Ray Brook Dispatch that two campers in their 40s failed to return to their campsite after a morning hike to Hodge Pond. At 5:45 p.m., Forest Ranger Kreft located the two missing hikers and discovered that one had suffered an ankle injury. Due to the injury, the pair of hikers walked very slowly with Ranger Kreft down the Big Rock Trail. At 9:40 p.m., they made it back to the campground.