Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a pair of wilderness rescues throughout the Adirondacks this past week, both involving hikers who had sustained injuries, now of which required transport to the hospital.

DEC Forest Rangers also assisted in a pair of recoveries on Lower Saranac Lake, in the town of Harrietstown, and at Marcy Dam, in the town of North Elba. The Marcy Dam story is available on Page A1 or online at tinyurl.com/ymj7jr2m. The Lower Saranac Lake story is available online at tinyurl.com/yc4yktfy.

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Panther Mountain fall

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ARIETTA — Forest Rangers Allison O’Connell and Michael Thompson responded to a call for a hiker who had fallen on the Echo Cliff trail near Panther Mountain at 5:54 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. Speculator Volunteer Ambulance Corp. was already with the 60-year-old from East Aurora when the two rangers arrived. O’Connell and Thompson helped EMS personnel carry the subject approximately one-half mile out to the trailhead. EMS then transported the subject to the hospital. It’s unclear what further treatment was needed or what the subject’s post-rescue medical status is.

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Ankle roll on Algonquin Peak

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NORTH ELBA — Forest Ranger Scott Sabo responded to a call for a hiker who had rolled their ankle on Algonquin Peak near the Wright Peak trail junction at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. At 7:10 p.m., Sabo reached the 29-year-old and their hiking partner approximately 200 yards above McIntyre Falls and splinted the hiker’s ankle before heading to another call. McIntyre Falls is approximately 0.7 miles and 750 feet below the Wright Junction, indicating that the hikers were able to progress in a limited capacity after the injury occurred. Forest Ranger Lieutenant Chris DiCintio met the subjects on the trail and escorted them back to the Heart Lake campsite. Resources were clear at 2:15 a.m.