Forest rangers responded to a call to assist a hiker who fainted at the top of the Bald Mountain fire tower on April 18. Witnesses reported seeing a 36-year-old from Gouverneur drinking with another hiker. Forest Ranger Lieutenant Bills and Rangers Lee, Piersma and Waligory responded. When rangers arrived, the other hiker dumped out a bag in an apparent effort to hide something. With the possibility of drug use, rangers administered Narcan to th…
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