A 47-year-old Manhattan hiker was taken to a hospital by helicopter after falling 15 feet on the Escarpment Trail near Sunset Rock on Oct. 12.
Greene County 911 requested forest ranger assistance at 5:41 p.m. in Hunter, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s report, released Thursday.
Six rangers treated and warmed the patient before moving the person with ropes, a rescue litter and a wheeled litter.
The rescuers brought the hiker to a waiting LifeNet helicopter for transport to the hospital. The call was cleared at 10:30 p.m.
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