Forest Rangers and other first responders carry an injured angler to an awaiting ambulance near the Whiteface Mountain ski center on June 6. (Provided photo — state Department of Environmental Conservation)

Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to several incidents in the Adirondacks over the past few weeks, including a water rescue for an individual who had fallen down a steep bank into the AuSable River near the Whiteface Mountain ski center.

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Missing person located in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness

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INDIAN LAKE — Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a subject who walked in toward the Clear Pond trail in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness and did not come out at 6:19 p.m. on Sunday, June 8. The caller indicated the 76-year-old suffers from dementia. Forest Rangers, an Environmental Conservation Police Officer and New York State Police responded to the search. At 7:18 p.m., Forest Ranger Neilson Snye located the subject approximately 400 yards from John’s Pond. Snye assisted the subject to the trailhead. Indian Lake Rescue transported them to Glens Falls Hospital. Resources were clear at 9:36 p.m. It’s unclear what the subject’s post-search medical condition was or if further treatment was needed.

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Overdue individual found, assisted back to camp

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INDIAN LAKE — Staff at the Northern Frontier Camp requested Forest Ranger assistance in locating a 72-year-old in the area of OK Slip Falls at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. The subject had last been seen at 3 p.m. When Forest Rangers Gary Miller and Jason Scott arrived, counselors advised that they had located the subject on a trail near the Hudson River. Rangers hiked to the location and assisted the subject back to camp. Resources were clear at 11 p.m.

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20-foot tumble breaks leg

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WILMINGTON — Essex County 911 contacted Ray Brook Dispatch about an angler who had fallen approximately 20 feet down an embankment into the AuSable River at the base of Whiteface Mountain between the gondola and the pump house at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 6. Forest Ranger Matthew Adams used an inflatable kayak to reach the subject with help from members of the Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department on the bank of the river. They used the kayak to transport the 61-year-old from Virginia to the other side of the river. Forest Rangers Nicole DuChene and Robert Praczkajlo helped extricate the subject, who had suffered a broken leg, to a waiting ambulance. Resources were clear at 6:03 p.m.

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Lights out near Marcy Dam

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NORTH ELBA — Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance with a group of three hikers on the Marcy Dam truck trail at 10:41 p.m. on Monday, May 26. The hikers from Georgia could not get out of the woods because they didn’t have adequate light sources. Ranger Nicole DuChene found the hikers and escorted them out of the woods. The DEC encourages hikers to bring headlamps and extra batteries. Cellphones are not a good source of light in the High Peaks. Batteries often run out quickly, leaving hikers with no light.

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Carried off Prospect Mountain

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LAKE GEORGE — Forest Ranger Evan Donegan responded to a call for a hiker with a leg injury on the Prospect Mountain trail at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. Donegan hiked to the 49-year-old from Manlius, splinted the hiker’s ankle and packaged him in a litter. With the help of the Lake George Volunteer Fire Department, Lake George EMS and the North Queensbury Volunteer Fire Department, Donegan carried the subject to a waiting ambulance. Resources were clear at 5:33 p.m.