Forest Rangers Rescue Fallen Hiker

Town of Hunter 

Greene County 

Wilderness Rescue: On July 8, at 12:50 p.m., Forest Rangers responded to a call for a hiker who fell approximately 40 feet off the ledge at Catskill Mountain House site in the North/South Lake campground. Bystanders heard the subject yelling for help and notified campground staff. Nine Forest Rangers worked with Hunter Ambulance, Greene Paramedics, Haines Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Tannersville Volunteer Fire Department, Hunter Police, New York State Police, and campground staff on the rescue operation. Rangers set up a high angle rope system to extricate the 49-year-old from Hunter. At 5 p.m., rescue crews successfully extricated the patient. Crews brought the subject to a LifeNet helicopter for transport to the hospital. 

Rangers rescue hiker after fall from ledge