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Hiker Rescued After Fall into Gorge at Inman Gulf in
Tug Hill State Forest
Published: July 11, 2023 at
04:45 p.m.
By: From NYS DEC Forest Rangers Week in Review Press
Release
Town of Pinckney
Lewis County
Wilderness Rescue: On July 8 at 1:45 p.m., eight Forest Rangers
responded to Inman Gulf on Tug Hill State Forest for a report of a hiker
who fell into the gorge. At 3:20 p.m., Rangers set up a rope system to
retrieve the 20-year-old from Fort Drum. With assistance from Lewis County
Search and Rescue, Adams Center Fire, Rodman Fire, and Lewis County
Sheriff's Office, the subject was successfully raised to the top of the
gorge where he was checked out by EMS. Resources were clear by 4:30 p.m.
For more, see the
full statewide DEC Forest
Rangers- Week in Review press release.
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