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DEC Forest Rangers Assist Hiker Injured After
200-Foot Fall at Inman Gulf in Town of Pinckney
Published: September 24, 2024
at 06:30 p.m.
By: NYS Forest Rangers Week in Review Press Release
Excerpt from NYS Forest
Rangers Week in Review Press Release (September 24,
2024)
Town of Pinckney
Lewis County
Wilderness Rescue: On Sept. 17 at 1:15 p.m., Forest Ranger
Captain Nowalk and four Rangers responded to the Inman Gulf in the Tug Hill
State Forest to assist a hiker who had fallen 200 feet. Rangers and Lewis
County Search and Rescue hiked 2.5 miles to the subject. They determined
the hiker had dislocated their shoulder and chose a rope system to rescue
the 46-year-old from Adams Center. Martinsburg, New Bremen, and Rodman Fire
Departments helped set up a rope system. Rescuers, including the Lewis
County Search and Rescue team, New York State Police, and the Lewis County
Sheriff’s Department, raised the subject 200 feet and transported him to
EMTs and eventual hospital transport. Resources were clear at 5:50
p.m.
Rope rescue site in Tug Hill State Forest
Rope rescue in Tug Hill State Forest
Rope rescue in Tug Hill State Forest
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