Ranger Rescue In Keene Valley

A ranger rescue in Keene Valley. Dispatch received a call that a 51-year-old male from Forest Mills had sustained injuries from a 30-foot fall on the Giant Mt. Ridge Trail. Rangers requested Essex County Emergency Service to deploy a Critical Care Technician to assist with medical care.and to assist with a steep-angle technical rescue. The hiker was stabilized and packaged into a litter for a two-mile carryout to a waiting ambulance, then transported to a local hospital for further medical treatment.