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| Forest Rangers Locate Missing Hunters in Montague and Boonville 10/16/17 05:30pm |
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Lewis County Town of Montague Wildland Search: On Oct. 14, DEC Ray Brook Dispatch was notified of a missing small game hunter. The 69-year-old Rochester man became disoriented while hunting, broke his compass, and was unable to make a cell phone call for help. Within a short time, four Forest Rangers located the hunter and assisted him back to the road with no further assistance needed. Oneida County Town of Boonville Wildland Search: On Oct. 14 at 3:47 p.m., NY State Police requested Forest Rangers to assist with finding two lost hunters near Pixley Falls in Jackson Hill State Forest. Lt. Scott Murphy and Rangers Rob Piersma and Greg Hoag initiated a search for the 77-year-old Rome man and his 48-year-old daughter from Texas. Lt. Murphy obtained cell phone coordinates from the 911 system. Within a short time, the searchers made voice contact with the pair, who were now stranded on steep cliffs. A high angle rope system was set up to lower the pair from the ledges. Once at the base of the slope, Rangers escorted the father and daughter back to their vehicle for evaluation by Boonville Rescue. By 6:52 p.m., all responders were cleared of the incident. |
