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| LCSO: Lowville Teen Located After Being Reported Missing in T/Diana 06/23/18 03:45pm Updated 06/26/18 04:15pm |
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- UPDATE:
The New York State Forest Rangers provided some additional information
regarding the search for a missing teen in the Town of Diana over the weekend
that we first reported on Saturday:
Release from NYS DEC:
Town of Diana
Lewis County
Wildland Search: On June 23 at 6:30 a.m., DEC Central Dispatch received a
request for assistance for an 18-year-old male from Croghan who woke up
disoriented in the woods. The subject reached out to a friend and told her he had
wandered into the woods after attending a party at the gravel pit off Pachan Road
in Diana. Forest Rangers were dispatched and performed a Type 1 search of
roads in the area without success. During the search, the subject was located at
10:30 a.m., by ATV riders not associated with the search. The ATV riders returned
the hiker to the last known point. During an interview with the subject, he stated
he came out to Aldridge Settlement Road at 10 a.m. Subject had lost his shirt and
shoes. The subject advised his cell phone was also dead. He refused medical
treatment and was released to his father at 11 a.m.