New York Hiker Carried 2.5 Miles After Dislocating His Knee

A New York hiker needed to be carried more than 2 miles out of the woods after dislocating his knee. All of this happened in the dark of night between 11p-3a. Here's what happened.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, when an individual dislocates a knee they experience severe pain, swelling, and an inability to walk. Picture your kneecap slipping out of its groove or the thighbone and shinbone fully separate. Now imagine this happens to you while hiking New York's wildland at night.

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On Saturday May 30th just before 6pm, according to a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) press release, Ray Brook Dispatch reached out to Forest Ranger Odell in the town of Keene, Essex County,  Town of Keene regarding a hiker with a knee injury.

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The initial report indicated that a 41-year-old hiker from Brooklyn had dislocated their knee when they slipped in the mud on Tabletop Mountain.

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Ten Rangers responded to this incident. The hiker and hiking partner had wilderness first aid training and tried splinting the leg with their trekking poles. At 11:20 p.m., Rangers reached the injured party, re-splinted the leg.

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Rangers packaged them for a carryout using a wheeled litter when possible, and backpack carriers when they needed them. Rangers carried the subject 2.5 miles to the Marcy Dam Outpost and then transported them via UTV to Adirondak Loj. The subject decided to seek medical attention on their own. Everything was over by 2:30am.