COLTON -- Department of Conservation rangers rescued a lost hiker in town of Colton Thursday, Aug. 17 in Iron Pond. The DEC said the 61-year-old female hiker from Los Angeles, CA, had been missing …
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COLTON -- Department of Conservation rangers rescued a lost hiker in town of Colton Thursday, Aug. 17 in Iron Pond.
The DEC said the 61-year-old female hiker from Los Angeles, CA, had been missing since early Thursday afternoon. She was last seen heading into the woods at 3:15 p.m., rangers said. Three rangers began the search Thursday, and were joined by four more rangers Friday morning.
The DEC said the woman was spotted from the summit of Iron Mountain swimming across Iron Pond toward Lake Marion at around 8:51 a.m.
A canoe was sent out to retrieve her.
The hiker was cleared by emergency medical personnel and released to her family at 10 a.m., DEC said.