Missing Elderly Hiker Rescued At Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

POUND RIDGE, NY — A lost hiker made it home safe, albeit very late, thanks to the joint efforts of police and fire crews.

Just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, Bedford Police Department’s UTV was requested to assist the Pound Ridge Police Department, the Pound Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and the Westchester County Police Department with a search for a missing person at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.

The lost man had been missing for several hours and no longer had battery to dial 911.

Det. Whalen from the BPD Emergency Service Unit responded in the UTV teamed up with three Westchester County Police Department ESU members and a Pound Ridge Fire Chief before entering the trails. After about an hour of searching, they arrived at a section of woods that they could no longer traverse in the UTV and continued on foot.

Callouts were made for the missing person and eventually his voice could be heard off in the distance. They continued further into the woods on foot, where they were able to locate the missing male. He was transported to an awaiting ambulance on the UTV where he was evaluated by EMS but in good condition, according to police officials.

"Great team work by all the agencies involved leading to a positive outcome in difficult conditions," Bedford PD said in a statement released on social media.