Forest rangers helped a 76-year-old Troy hiker who had gone off trail near Putnam Pond Campground in Ticonderoga on Oct. 8.
Ray Brook Dispatch received the overdue-hiker call at 3:50 p.m. in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s report, released Thursday.
Two rangers reached the hiker at 6:20 p.m., provided warm clothing and helped the person rehydrate.
Two additional rangers used ATVs to help bring the hiker out of the woods. The call was cleared at 10:15 p.m.
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