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DEC Forest Rangers Issue Multiple Violations After
Responding to Reported Underage Drinking Party at Sand Flats State Forest
in Town of Lyonsdale
Published: May 20, 2025 at
04:30 p.m.
By: NYS DEC Press
Release
Excerpt from NYS DEC Forest
Rangers Week in Review press release:
Town of Lyonsdale
Lewis County
Law Enforcement: On May 17 at 9:21 p.m., Forest Rangers
received a report about a possible underage drinking party at Sand Flats
State Forest. Rangers Cooley and Maxwell patrolled the area and discovered
10 individuals gathering. By 11:20 p.m., the number of individuals
increased to 30 and Rangers learned that the party details had been shared
on social media. A New York State Police unit and two additional
Forest Rangers responded. Rangers kept control of the scene by speaking
with each group of visitors and posting up at the main
entrance. Rangers interviewed 20 individuals and issued 13 violations
for possession of alcohol by someone under the age of 21 and depositing
rubbish on State land. The group was planning to burn tires and pallets.
Partygoers cleaned up the area and Rangers conducted field sobriety
tests to ensure everyone was safe to drive home.
Sand Flats fire plan thwarted
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