Ankle Injury

On June 28, 2026 A 29-year-old hiker sustained an ankle injury at the old Catskill Mountain House site near North-South Lake. - click on image to see story

Medical Event

On June 27, 2026 A 63-year-old hiker had a seizure on Prospect Rock on the Escarpment Trail just above North Lake in Haines Falls. - click on image to see story

Hiker Despondent

On June 26, 2026 A hike planned on committing suicide in the Slide Mtn Wilderness. Four determined NYS Rangers search for 12 hours in the dark to find them. - click on image to see story

Hiker Lost

On June 13, 2026 A hike attempted to hike the 4 trailless mountain (Lone, Rocky, Balsam Cap, and Friday) in the Slide Mountain Wilderness. The hiker got lost on Lone Mountain and called for help - click on image to see story

Hiker Lost

On May 30, 2026 A group of hikers split up in the Balsam Lake Wild Forest. One of the hikers never returned. A SAR was setup to find the hiker - click on image to see story

Hikers Lost

On May 10, 2026 two hikers got lost in the Bluestone Wild Forest near Kingston, NY. - click on image to see story

Dehydrated Hiker

On May 10, 2026 a 11-year-old hiker became dehydrated while hiking the Escarpment Trail around Windham High peak. He had to be carried back to the trailhead. - click on image to see story

Allergic Reaction

On April 27, 2026 a hiker was hiking was climbing Wittenberg Mountain. While eating some food, he discovered that he was eating food that he was highly allergic to. - click on image to see story

Death at Fawn's Leap

On April 19, 2026 a 15 year-old swimmer drowns after getting caught in an eddy at Fawn's Leap in the Kaaterskill Clove. - click on image to see story

Exhausted Hiker

On April 4, 2026 a 37-year-old hiker decided to hike the 9 major mountains in the Slide Mtn Wilderness. The following morning the hiker was too exhausted to continue. DEC Rangers were called. - click on image to see story

Missing Hikers

On March 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM received a call that two hikers never returned from their hike from Platte Clove to Echo Lake. Both hikers were found at Echo Lake. - click on image to see story

Injured Hiker

On March 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM in the evening, a hiker called with needing help because he had sustained a lower leg injury on the Devil's Path. - click on image to see story

Fisherman's Path SAR

On January 16, 2026 at 2:17 AM in the morning, a hiker returning from Rocky Mtn, along the Fisherman's Path, falls into the Neversink Creek resulting in a SAR due to hypothermia - click on image to see story

Dog Rescue

On January 1, 2026 a hiker with his dog were on the Pecoy Notch trail to Twin Mountain when the dog injured his paw. - click on image to see story