Two rescued off Hayne’s Ridge late Dec. 8

  • CRT ASSISTS WEAKENED HIKER off the treacherous Hayne’s Ridge late on Dec. 8. | COURTESY PHOTO
    CRT ASSISTS WEAKENED HIKER off the treacherous Hayne’s Ridge late on Dec. 8. | COURTESY PHOTO
  • MULTIPLE RESOURCES WERE INVOLVED in December 8’s late-night rescue at Caprock Canyons State Park. | COURTESY PHOTO
    MULTIPLE RESOURCES WERE INVOLVED in December 8’s late-night rescue at Caprock Canyons State Park. | COURTESY PHOTO

    The Caprock Rescue Team was dispatched to Caprock Canyons State Park in Quitaque at 7:15 Sunday night, Dec. 8, to rescue two stranded hikers off the edge of Haynes Ridge, approximately two and a half miles northwest of the North Prong Trail parking lot.

    Rescue team personnel involved included five Silverton Volunteer Fire Department members, four state park employees, Briscoe County Sherriff’s Offi…