The state Department of Environmental Conservation says forest rangers recently assisted St. Lawrence County sheriff deputies in locating a missing hiker.

On July 29 at 11:32 a.m., DEC says their Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office requesting Forest Ranger assistance with locating a missing 32-year-old woman from Colton.

The woman, who DEC did not identify, was last seen on July 28 at 10 p.m. by a friend at her residence. She sent concerning text messages to family members the morning of July 29, prompting the Sheriff's Office to begin investigating.

Five forest rangers responded to the woman's residence to meet with sheriff deputies and then began a search of the area along with eight deputies, two New York State Troopers and a K9 unit, DEC said.

They also used a drone from St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police to assist in searching certain areas. The search crew found tracks based on tips from the community and a ranger found the woman a few miles from where she was last seen. Sheriff’s deputies interviewed her and an ambulance transported her to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to DEC.