Forest fangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to several incidents throughout the Adirondacks over the past couple of weeks, including for lost, stranded or injured hikers, as well as campers — two unrelated groups that had become stranded after their boats were damaged and another, unrelated group who was asked to leave the campsite after getting too rowdy.

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Hampered at Hidden Cove

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LONG LAKE — Campers at the Hidden Cove lean-to called Ray Brook dispatch to report they needed help getting out of their campsite due to a damaged boat at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. The site is only accessible by boat. Forest rangers David Corey and Evan Nahor responded to the Long Lake boat launch for a boat. By 9 p.m., rangers extracted the campers, who are from Bath, out of their campsite.

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Rising waters threaten hikers on Giant

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KEENE — Essex County 911 dispatch contacted Ray Brook dispatch about a 911 text received from a hiker reporting he and his hiking partner were stranded due to rising stream levels on the Roaring Brook trail in the Giant Mountain Wilderness at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. Forest rangers hiked to the subjects’ location, helped them cross the brook and escorted the hikers back to the trailhead.

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Lost on Mount Jo

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NORTH ELBA — Ray Brook dispatch received a call from a hiker who was off-trail on Mount Jo at 5:45 p.m. Friday, May 30. Forest rangers called the 52-year-old hiker from Chittenango and guided him back to the trail over the phone. Rangers met the hiker to ensure he remained on the trail and escorted him back to Adirondak Loj.

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Popped inflatable strands campers

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LONG LAKE — Ray Brook dispatch called Forest Ranger Adam Baldwin about a group stranded on the north shore of Little Tupper Lake after their inflatable boat was punctured at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28. Coordinates placed the group on site #1 on Little Tupper Lake. Ranger Baldwin and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Skibinski bushwhacked into the site and at 5:10 p.m., found two 21-year-olds from New Jersey. The pair told rescuers there was another person in their party in an inflatable boat heading toward site #4 where their party was camping.

At 5:45 p.m., rescuers called the camping party and learned the third person in the boat had not returned. Baldwin flew his drone but could not find the missing boater. At 7:30 p.m., rescuers used an inflatable boat to search the north side of the lake while trying to make voice contact with the missing subject. Two additional rangers responded to search the Burn Road trail. At 8:30 p.m., the campers reported to rescuers that the missing boater had arrived on foot. The 21-year-old from New Jersey reported he had gotten lost and was eventually picked up by a Good Samaritan who dropped him off at the trailhead.

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Too rowdy at Lake Durant

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BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — Forest rangers Melissa Milano and Neilson Snye responded to the Lake Durant Campground to assist with an eviction at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. The caretaker had reported loud campers had caused a disturbance the previous night. Rangers issued seven tickets for charges including underage alcohol possession and leaving a fire unattended. Rangers remained on site to ensure the campers cleaned the area before they left and were safe to drive.

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Injured in Indian Pass

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NORTH ELBA — Ray Brook dispatch received a call about a hiker with an unstable leg injury one mile beyond Indian Pass Brook at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. Eight forest rangers and a paramedic responded and reached the patient by 9:25 p.m. The 26-year-old from Deposit had broken her leg in multiple places. Rangers and the paramedic stabilized the leg then packaged the hiker in a litter. Rangers used a backpack carrier system for the three-mile carryout through rocky terrain and ankle-deep water to an Essex County ambulance. Resources were clear at 3:07 a.m. For video footage of the rescue, visit tinyurl.com/kh9wh99a.