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DEC Forest Rangers Assist Hikers with Wilderness
Rescue at Inman Gulf in Town of Pinckney
Published: October 08, 2024
at 05:00 p.m.
By: NYS DEC
Excerpt from the
weekly New York State
Forest Rangers- Week in Review press release:
Town of Pinckney
Lewis County
Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 5 at 5:21 p.m., Lewis County
Dispatch received a call from two hikers who advised they had been climbing
down the edge of Inman Gulf and unable to climb up or down. Prior to Ranger
arrival, the 23- and 24-year-olds from Fort Drum managed to make it to the
bottom of the gorge. At 6:30 p.m., Rangers reached the pair, provided them
with food and water, and hiked them out two miles to Whitesville Road.
Resources were clear at 7:55 p.m.
Inman Gulf rescue
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