<p class="speakable">A 21-year-old hiker died after slipping off the trail near the summit of Mount Marcy, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york" rel="noopener" target="_blank">New York</a>’s tallest peak, authorities said.</p><p class="speakable"><a href="https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2026/02/hiker-dies-on-mount-marcy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported</u></a> that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) confirmed the victim, who was from New Jersey, was found dead near the summit area Thursday night. </p><p>Officials have not released the hiker’s name or gender.</p><p>The NYSDEC did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, but a spokesperson for the state government agency told the Adirondack Daily Enterprise the hiker had called 911 at 3:05 p.m., saying they slipped and were unable to get back onto the trail.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/2-hikers-olympic-national-forest-killed-after-tree-falls-popular-trail" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>2 HIKERS IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST KILLED AFTER TREE FALLS ON POPULAR TRAIL</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/lifestyle/pets" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A dog was with the victim</a>, and it was not immediately clear whether anyone else was hiking with them or what caused the slip.</p><p>Two forest rangers tried to locate the hiker from a State Police helicopter, but <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/weather" rel="noopener" target="_blank">heavy cloud cover</a> around Mount Marcy’s summit prevented them from making visual contact, a NYSDEC spokesperson told the outlet.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/travel/nearly-70-skiers-stranded-midair-hours-after-gondola-malfunctions-resort-destination" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>NEARLY 70 SKIERS STRANDED IN MIDAIR FOR HOURS AFTER GONDOLA MALFUNCTIONS AT POPULAR RESORT</strong></a></p><p>Around 6:06 p.m., one of the rangers was dropped at the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/great-outdoors/exploring" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Marcy Dam Outpost</a> — roughly 5 miles from and nearly 3,000 feet below the summit — to begin a ground search.</p><p>The ranger then hiked toward the hiker’s last known location near the summit and found the 21-year-old at 9:51 p.m., deceased, according to the spokesperson.</p><p>The dog was found alive and was led off the mountain by rangers, officials said, but poor weather conditions initially prevented crews from recovering the hiker’s body.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>A State Police helicopter transported two forest rangers to the site on Friday morning, where they were able to recover the hiker’s remains.</p><p>"The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers its condolences to the family," the spokesperson said.</p>