Two search and rescue missions were carried out in Herkimer and Hamilton counties recently by New York State Department of Environ-mental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers, including one involving a lost hiker at Nicks Lake Campground in the Town of Webb.
On June 7 at 9:51 p.m., DEC Ray Brook Dispatch learned that the lost hiker had called Herkimer County 911 for help.
One DEC Forest Ranger responded and located the 48-year-old woman from Monument County at 11:35 p.m. along Nicks Creek. Continue reading