Lanesborough Fire Rescues Injured Hiker From Mount Greylock

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — A hiker was rescued from Mount Greylock Monday after being cut with an ax.

 

Fire Chief Charles Durfee said the call came in at 12:37 in the afternoon about the hiker being located in the woods off from the Old Adams Road Trail. Three all-terrain vehicles were used but responders had to hike more than a mile in 90-degree heat.

 

"We could only get the ATVs in about a mile on the trail. We had to hike the last 1.5 miles. Due to the heat and the terrain of the trails, we called for the Western Mass Tech Rescue Team to come assist us in getting the hiker out of the woods," Durfee wrote in an e-mail.

 

Durfee said a total of 11 firefighters and 16 Western Massachusetts Tech Rescue members responded. The hiker had a laceration on his leg from an ax and was transported to Berkshire Medical Center.

 

"As the chief, I can't say enough about the tech guys," Durfee wrote.