SCRANTON – Encompassing nearly 26 square miles, the city of Scranton contains a lot of woods and wilderness areas. Areas of West Mountain, East Mountain, Lake Scranton, Nay Aug Gorge, Montage Mountain ...

Residents and visitors in the Western Cape are urged to take precautions as extremely high UV levels pose serious health ...

LINN COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A man was rescued from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness after search and rescue members hiked through the night to reach him. At about 9:42 p.m. Monday, the Linn County Sheriff ...

KING CITY >> A search and rescue mission in the Ventana Wilderness took a turn after rescue teams were unable to cross a river and forced to wait out poor weather conditions until daylight. The rescue ...

Carrying an injured person out of the backcountry “requires a small army of volunteers,” said Jeff Fongemie, director of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center CONCORD, N.H. — Every year, first ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. On May 5, 2023, a 19-year-old hiker named Matthew Read headed out on a roughly 12-mile trek in an underpopulated part of Glacier National Park in ...

The 87-year-old man had been missing for more than a day in late autumn in 2015. The Becket Police Department, state trooper air wing and K-9 units had failed to find him. Rain was pouring down and ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Update (8/19): Alaskan State Troopers safely located a missing man and woman from Tennessee in the Alaskan wilderness days after their family reported them missing. The Fairbanks ...

Jan. 29—In the heart of dense snow-laden woods, a hiker and his companion sat by the fire — the flickering flames were their only means of warmth as 50-mile winds beat on their backs and the night ...

Search and Rescue team members test their ability in specific skills related to search management and tracking. (Courtesy photo) This weekend Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR) will ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Whether it’s the white water rapids of its many rivers and creeks, the untouched wilderness of the state’s national forests or the rugged peaks of the Rocky ...