A 64-year-old Connecticut hiker was helped off a blue trail in the Appalachian Trail corridor in Pawling on Oct. 13.
A forest ranger responded to the medical call at 1:45 p.m., according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s report, released Thursday.
The ranger and a Beekman Fire Department lieutenant drove to the Nuclear Lake parking area and hiked the rest of the way.
They reached the hiker at 2:30 p.m. The person was feeling better, and the rescuers walked them out to an Empress Ambulance for further evaluation. The Dutchess County call was cleared at 3:50 p.m.
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