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Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights: Wildland Search
in West Turin Locates Lost 12-Year-Old
Published: June 02, 2021 at
06:15 p.m.
By: NYS DEC Press Release
From the weekly
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights:
Town of West
Turin
Lewis County
Wildland Search: On May 30 at approximately 1:51 p.m., Lewis
County 911 received a call from a 12-year-old girl from Blossvale who
became disoriented while looking for a lost dog. The county contacted
Forest Ranger Evans who responded to the subject's location using the
coordinates provided. At 2:16 p.m., Ranger Evans located the girl and
proceeded to escort her out to a nearby railroad bed where they were met by
an NYSP Trooper. The girl was turned over to the State Police who drove her
back to her grandparents' home and Ranger Evans was then cleared of the
scene. Additional assistance was provided by Lewis County Sheriff's
Department.
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