Ranger Rescue In Keene

A ranger rescue in the Town of Keene. DEC Dispatch was notified of three overdue snowshoers who left from the Garden parking area to hike Johns Brook Valley and had not returned. The hikers from Albany, NY, and Topeka, KS, did not have lights, overnight gear, or appropriate clothing for anticipated zero-degree temperatures. Forest Rangers learned that one of the individuals has asthma and did not have her inhaler. Rangers were able to track down the snowshoers with snowmobiles and return them to the trailhead.