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DEC: Forest Rangers Assist in Locating Lost Hunter in Town of Greig
10/29/18 03:45pm
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    Included in this week's DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights:

    Town of Greig, Lewis County:

    Wildland Search: On Oct. 24 at 9:56 p.m., Lewis County 911 contacted Ray
    Brook Dispatch requesting Forest Ranger assistance to find an overdue hunter
    in Brantingham. Four Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation Police
    Officer (ECO) Tim Worden responded. Forest Ranger Luke Evans was the first
    on scene and fired signal shots from the road. He received a response from the
    hunter at 10:48 p.m. Ranger Evans, accompanied by a State Trooper,
    immediately proceeded in the direction of the shot while other units responded.
    The hunter was located in good health at 11:10 p.m. in the Independence River
    Wild Forest. The hunter, who built a fire to stay warm, was returned to his
    vehicle by midnight. He had become lost after losing his compass and had no
    flashlight or cell phone coverage.