Forest rangers and a summit steward helped a 22-year-old New Jersey hiker suffering from dizziness and a rapid heartbeat at the Red Hill Mountain Fire Tower on Oct. 5.
Rangers responded at 1:41 p.m. after the Catskill Summit Steward reported the medical problem in Denning, Ulster County, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s report, released Thursday.
The rescuers assisted the hiker to the Denning Road trailhead, where Livingston Manor EMS met them.
The call was cleared at 3:30 p.m.
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