State Police are investigating the death, according to the DEC. No further identification of the subject was provided.

A DEC spokesperson said that the agency was referring inquiries on the matter to State Police. State Police Troop B Public Information Officer Trooper Brandi Ashley told the Enterprise Tuesday afternoon that she did not yet have any information on the incident to pass along, but expected to have additional details on Wednesday.

The DEC said its Ray Brook dispatch center received a call from Essex County’s 911 dispatch center at 9:13 p.m. Saturday. DEC Forest Ranger Charles Foutch connected to the caller, who reported an unresponsive subject there. Foutch instructed the caller to obtain an automated external defibrillator from the nearby Marcy Dam Interior Outpost station, which is maintained by the DEC.

The DEC report added that Foutch advised the caller to follow the AED instructions as additional DEC forest rangers transported members of the Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service to Marcy Dam via ultraterrain vehicle.

Trail signage near the Marcy Dam Interior Outpost is seen here. (Enterprise photo — Chris Gaige)

Marcy Dam is a popular camping area and trail junction in the High Peaks Wilderness about 2 miles into the woods from the nearest trailhead, which is accessed off of the Adirondack Loj Road — about 8 miles south of the village of Lake Placid.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.