Two hikers without lights were helped off Second Brother Mountain after an overnight ranger response that began Oct. 17.
Ray Brook Dispatch received the Essex County 911 call at 9:30 p.m. in Keene, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s report, released Thursday.
Two forest rangers followed the reported coordinates and located the hikers at 1 a.m. the next morning.
The rangers supplied headlamps and escorted both hikers back to the trailhead.
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