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DEC Statewide Weekly Forest Ranger Highlights
Includes Lewis County Flooding Rescue
Published: August 24, 2021
at 04:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from NYS DEC
From the DEC Statewide
Weekly Forest Ranger Highlights
Lewis County
Flooding Rescue:
On Aug. 19, Lewis County Emergency Management requested assistance to
evacuate residents stranded along the Black River from the rising flood
water. Four Forest Rangers responded with an airboat. After multiple trips,
seven individuals and their pets were ferried to safety. Two additional
individuals were transported to safety using a high axle truck from the
local fire department.
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