New York state forest rangers again took to the woods over the Columbus Day weekend to rescue nine lost people and rescue other hikers who suffered injuries.

Below is a wrap-up of two weeks’ worth of ranger rescues.

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Town of Fort Ann

Three women became lost while hiking Sleeping Beauty Mountain on Monday, Oct. 3. A 29-year-old female from Catskill, a 32-year-old female from Albany and a 31-year-old female from Clifton Park called Washington County 911 and were able to provide GPS coordinates from their phones.

A forest ranger directed them over the phone to within a half-mile of the parking area. A ranger found the trio and escorted them to their car.

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Town of North Elba

A 31-year-old woman from Cohoes became lost near the summit of Tabletop Mountain early in the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 7. The woman called Essex County 911, which provided GPS coordinates to a forest ranger and the Marcy Dam caretaker.

The ranger and caretaker located the woman about 50 yards from the trail, and she was escorted to the trailhead.

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Town of Keene

A 41-year-old woman from New York City reported getting lost with her parents on the Three Brothers mountains just after 8 p.m. on Oct. 7. The woman called DEC dispatch and provided GPS coordinates, but said they had no flashlights or headlamps.

A ranger located the family after 9 p.m. and escorted them to the Garden parking area.

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Town of Keene

Essex County 911 requested assistance for an injured 48-year-old female from Niskayuna on Giant Mountain on Sunday, Oct. 9.

Rangers responded and evaluated the woman. She and her two children were escorted to the trailhead, where she was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

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Town of North Elba

A forest ranger radioed for assistance with a 21-year-old male from Glenwood, Maryland, with a lower-leg injury on Algonquin Mountain on Oct. 9.

Another ranger and an assistant forest ranger responded and stabilized the injury. The man was assisted to Marcy Dam, where he was taken via UTV out to the Adirondak Loj. He said he would seek medical treatment on his own.

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Town of Webb

A 51-year-old male from Elba suffered a non-weight-bearing injury on Bald Mountain on Oct. 9.

Rangers responded along with the Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department. The man was packaged and carried in a litter to a waiting Old Forge EMS ambulance and taken to an area hospital for further medical treatment.

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Town of Keene

DEC dispatch in Ray Brook received a radio transmission from an assistant forest ranger at Johns Brook Interior Outpost requesting assistance for an injured 19-year-old female from Amherstberg, Ontario, on the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 10.

A New York state police helicopter responded with a forest ranger and airlifted the woman to an area hospital for further treatment.

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Town of Willsboro

Two women from Plattsburgh became lost while hiking Rattlesnake Mountain on Oct. 10. The 18-year-old and 19-year-old were following a herd path toward Lake Champlain.

A forest ranger directed the women to go uphill in the drainage, and the pair was found in good condition shortly before 4 p.m. The ranger escorted them to the trailhead.

Town of Indian Lake

A 66-year-old female and an 82-year-old male, both from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reported becoming lost while hiking Sawyer Mountain on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

A ranger drove the road using his siren so the pair could hear it. They located the road and were returned to their vehicle just after 1 p.m.

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Town of Lyons Falls

Lewis County 911 reported an injured kayaker in the Moose River to forest rangers on Sunday, Oct. 16. The woman was trapped in her kayak near Knives Edge.

A ranger, along with the Lyons Falls Volunteer Fire Department and EMS and the Lewis County sherriff’s office, responded and performed a technical rope rescue. The woman was stabilized and carried via litter to a waiting ambulance. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

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Town of Keene

A 20-year-old female from Rome suffered a lower-leg injury while hiking Noonmark Mountain on Oct. 16.

Rangers responded and stabilized the injury. Additional rangers were called in for a carry-out to the trailhead. The woman said she would seek medical attention on her own.