Medical Event near North-South Lake
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 4:15 pm
Wilderness Rescue in the Town of Hunter in Greene County:
On June 27 at 12:20 p.m., Greene County 911 requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker having a seizure near Artist's Rock on the Escarpment Trail. Rangers Fox, Franceschina, Jackson, and Kocher reached the 63-year-old, did a patient evaluation, and carried the subject to the trailhead. A Catskill ambulance transported the patient to the hospital. Resources were clear at 1:55 p.m.
Note: What the DEC calls Artist Rock is actually called Prospect Rock. Prospect Rock is on the northern end of Prospect Ledge. It is a very long ledge on the Eastern escarpment. Just above North Lake.
Prospect Rock (misnamed as Artist Rock)
Artist Rock is located a little ways further south near the DEC registration box
Prospect Ledge - At the northern end of Prospect Ledge is Prospect Rock
On June 27 at 12:20 p.m., Greene County 911 requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker having a seizure near Artist's Rock on the Escarpment Trail. Rangers Fox, Franceschina, Jackson, and Kocher reached the 63-year-old, did a patient evaluation, and carried the subject to the trailhead. A Catskill ambulance transported the patient to the hospital. Resources were clear at 1:55 p.m.
Note: What the DEC calls Artist Rock is actually called Prospect Rock. Prospect Rock is on the northern end of Prospect Ledge. It is a very long ledge on the Eastern escarpment. Just above North Lake.
Prospect Rock (misnamed as Artist Rock)
Artist Rock is located a little ways further south near the DEC registration box
Prospect Ledge - At the northern end of Prospect Ledge is Prospect Rock