Be Safe Out there...

**Rolloff** · 11-17-2021, 11:37

Well at least the injury wasn't caused by a Classic SD.

**Ravbad** · 11-17-2021, 14:44

Good thing i like to be sure that the ground below me is clear. Hopefully the hiker was able to make a full recovery without any lasting effects.

**OneClick** · 11-17-2021, 15:38

Originally Posted by Rolloff

Well at least the injury wasn't caused by a Classic SD.

I once nicked my pinky finger using the scissors to trim nails and lived to tell the story.

**OlTrailDog** · 11-17-2021, 19:09

Machete? Gee whiz, I didn't know NY had that much jungle.

**SilvrSurfr** · 11-17-2021, 19:31

Originally Posted by electbc

Wilderness Rescue: On Nov. 10 at 7:30 a.m., Central Dispatch received a call from Dutchess County 911 regarding an injured hiker in his 50s at the Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area. Ranger Sweeney determined the hiker from Hyde Park had stepped on a machete while getting out of his hammock the night before and as a result had lost a significant amount of blood.

The part that gets me is that he stepped on the machete the night before. So he probably went out to take a whiz, stepped on the machete, then went back to sleep! I wonder if he even bothered to bandage his foot.