breath and hypothermia and then transported to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh for further evaluation and treatment.

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Town of North Elba, High Peaks Wilderness

On Thursday, Sept. 12, at approximately 10:29 a.m., DEC dispatch in Ray Brook received a report of an overdue hiker. Douglas Courtney, 57, of Somerville, Maine, left a detailed hiking itinerary with family members stating that he would be out of the woods and in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 10, but the family had not heard from him. Two forest rangers responded to the South Meadows parking area and located Courtney's vehicle. The forest rangers began searching the trails. At 4 p.m., Courtney contacted Ray Brook Dispatch from the Adirondak Loj and stated that he had intentionally deviated from his original hiking plan andextended his trip by two days to continue doing day hikes from Marcy Dam. At no time had Courtney been lost or injured.

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Town of St Armand, McKenzie Mountain Wilderness

On Monday, Sept. 9, at approximately 5:23 p.m., DEC dispatch in Ray Brook received a call reporting two hikers in need of assistance. Jay Marchetti, 56, and Susan Marchetti, 55, both of Rainbow Lake, were stranded in a swampy section of the Moose Pond area for over three hours and were unable to return without assistance. A forest ranger responded with a canoe and quickly located the Marchettis in good condition. He rescued the pair from the wetland and brought them across Moose Pond by canoe where they were returned to their vehicle.

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Town of North Elba, High Peaks Wilderness

On Monday,