Unprepared Tourists From Canada Spark Rescue In New York Woods

A pair of Canadian teens needed to be saved in Upstate New York because they weren't prepared.

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Rescue In the Woods In Town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York

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Dispatch received a call about two hikers who needed help getting down from the top of Whiteface Veterans' Memorial Highway on Saturday around 6:15 p.m.

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The DEC says two 19-year-olds from Quebec, Canada, "were not prepared for the cold and rainy conditions" while hiking in Essex County.

Forest Rangers found the teens just before 7 p.m.

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"Their clothes were soaked through, and if further subjected to the cold, the pair would likely have suffered from hypothermia," the DEC told Hudson Valley Post in a press release.

Rangers gave the teens warm clothes and took them back to their vehicle. The teens were gone before 8 p.m.

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"To avoid similar issues, hikers are encouraged to check the weather before a hike, wear insulating layers, and bring traction devices when icy conditions are possible," the DEC adds.

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