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Recent Forest Ranger Actions: Two Teens Injured in
Town of Croghan ATV Accident
Published: June 29, 2021 at 05:30 p.m.
By: From DEC Statewide Forest Ranger
Highlights
Recent Forest
Ranger Actions
Town of Croghan
Lewis County
ATV Accident: On June 25 at 6:18 p.m., Forest Ranger Hanno
advised that while on routine patrol, he witnessed an ATV accident in the
Frank E. Jadwin Memorial State Forest. A 57-year-old man from Pahrump,
Nevada, was operating the ATV, pulling a trailer with two 14-year-old girls
from Liverpool inside when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The
accident caused the trailer to disconnect from the ATV and roll over.
Ranger Hanno assessed the two young passengers in the trailer and
determined one subject had injured her arm and the other was exhibiting
signs of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a wrist injury. Ranger Hanno
stabilized the subject with the suspected TBI and contacted Lewis County
911 for EMS response. Both girls were wearing helmets, or their injuries
could have been much worse. Once Lewis County Search and Rescue was on
scene, the subjects were loaded into the ambulance for transport to a local
hospital and the young person exhibiting TBI symptoms was later airlifted
to a hospital in Syracuse. All resources were clear of the scene at 11:15
p.m. Several citations were issued.
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full press release of statewide Forest Ranger highlights here: DEC Statewide
Forest Ranger Highlights
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