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Time of India
29-05-2025
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- Time of India
‘Dead' friend turns up alive: How a mushroom triggered an 'emergency' panic call to 911 by lost hikers in NY
A false alarm at 4,098 feet Live Events Mushrooms, not mountain missteps Stewards on the summit A walk that ended with a ride (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Two hikers in New York's Adirondacks sparked a dramatic emergency response last week after calling 911 to report a tragedy that never occurred. The men, found on Cascade Mountain on 24 May, claimed their hiking companion had died and they were lost. According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the rangers quickly launched a what they discovered wasn't a body — it was confusion, hallucinations, and a still-very-much-alive friend.'The two hikers were in an 'altered mental state' and had ingested ' hallucinogenic mushrooms ,'' stated the DEC in a press Ranger Praczkajlo responded to the distress call at 9 a.m., near the summit of Cascade Mountain in Essex County. The trail, sitting at 4,098 feet above sea level, is the 36th-tallest of the Adirondack High Peaks. According to it's considered a 'challenging route' that is 'very popular for hiking and snowshoeing.'But for this group, the danger came not from the terrain, but from what they had placing the emergency call, the two hikers encountered the Cascade Summit Steward. In addition to reporting the supposed death, they also said they were lost. The steward immediately noticed something was off and flagged their mental state to the authorities.'Rangers eventually found the third person sober and uninjured and walked with them back to the group's campsite,' the DEC source of the panic was not altitude sickness, but psilocybin — the chemical compound in certain mushrooms, often referred to as 'magic mushrooms.' According to Medical News Today, psilocybin can cause effects ranging from euphoria and distorted thinking to full-blown seems the two hikers had taken these mushrooms during their Memorial Day weekend trip, unaware of just how far from reality it would take DEC added, 'Forest Ranger Praczkajlo escorted the two hikers who had ingested the hallucinogenic mushrooms to a waiting ambulance and a New York State Police unit.'Their friend, who had been presumed dead, had simply gone on ahead and was later found alive and Mountain is regularly visited by volunteers and professionals under the Adirondack Summit Stewardship Program . Started in 1990 with only two staff members, the programme now includes five full-time stewards, three botanists, and 20 volunteers (as of 2024). Their role is to assist hikers, conduct scientific research, and help maintain the ecological integrity of the this case, the steward's presence helped avert further emergency call ended not in grief but with a reunion — and an ambulance ride for the two men under the influence. No charges were reported, and the DEC has not released the identities of those was, in the end, a false alarm rooted not in injury or misadventure, but in the forest officials put it, the hikers had mistaken 'tripping' for tragedy.
Economic Times
29-05-2025
- Economic Times
‘Dead' friend turns up alive: How a mushroom triggered an 'emergency' panic call to 911 by lost hikers in NY
A hike in New York's Adirondack High Peaks took a bizarre turn when two men, under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms, called 911 to report their friend's death. Forest rangers later discovered the 'dead' friend was alive and well — while the callers themselves were disoriented and lost. The incident unfolded on Cascade Mountain and ended with a rescue mission that involved no fatalities, only a sobering ambulance ride for the two hallucinating hikers. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A false alarm at 4,098 feet Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Mushrooms, not mountain missteps Stewards on the summit Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A walk that ended with a ride Two hikers in New York's Adirondacks sparked a dramatic emergency response last week after calling 911 to report a tragedy that never occurred. The men, found on Cascade Mountain on 24 May, claimed their hiking companion had died and they were lost. According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the rangers quickly launched a what they discovered wasn't a body — it was confusion, hallucinations, and a still-very-much-alive friend.'The two hikers were in an 'altered mental state' and had ingested ' hallucinogenic mushrooms ,'' stated the DEC in a press Ranger Praczkajlo responded to the distress call at 9 a.m., near the summit of Cascade Mountain in Essex County. The trail, sitting at 4,098 feet above sea level, is the 36th-tallest of the Adirondack High Peaks. According to it's considered a 'challenging route' that is 'very popular for hiking and snowshoeing.'But for this group, the danger came not from the terrain, but from what they had placing the emergency call, the two hikers encountered the Cascade Summit Steward. In addition to reporting the supposed death, they also said they were lost. The steward immediately noticed something was off and flagged their mental state to the authorities.'Rangers eventually found the third person sober and uninjured and walked with them back to the group's campsite,' the DEC source of the panic was not altitude sickness, but psilocybin — the chemical compound in certain mushrooms, often referred to as 'magic mushrooms.' According to Medical News Today, psilocybin can cause effects ranging from euphoria and distorted thinking to full-blown seems the two hikers had taken these mushrooms during their Memorial Day weekend trip, unaware of just how far from reality it would take DEC added, 'Forest Ranger Praczkajlo escorted the two hikers who had ingested the hallucinogenic mushrooms to a waiting ambulance and a New York State Police unit.'Their friend, who had been presumed dead, had simply gone on ahead and was later found alive and Mountain is regularly visited by volunteers and professionals under the Adirondack Summit Stewardship Program . Started in 1990 with only two staff members, the programme now includes five full-time stewards, three botanists, and 20 volunteers (as of 2024). Their role is to assist hikers, conduct scientific research, and help maintain the ecological integrity of the this case, the steward's presence helped avert further emergency call ended not in grief but with a reunion — and an ambulance ride for the two men under the influence. No charges were reported, and the DEC has not released the identities of those was, in the end, a false alarm rooted not in injury or misadventure, but in the forest officials put it, the hikers had mistaken 'tripping' for tragedy.
