Overview

• On May 24, two hikers lost on Cascade Mountain ingested psilocybin mushrooms and experienced severe disorientation
• At around 9 a.m. they called 911 to report their third companion as deceased
• Forest Ranger Praczkajlo found the reported victim alive and escorted them back to the group’s campsite
• Emergency responders treated the two impaired hikers for mushroom toxicity at a waiting ambulance
• New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials are reviewing potential legal action over the false call