Hikers high on magic mushrooms falsely report friend was dead

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Two friends had quite the adventure during a hike in upstate New York.

The two were hiking on Cascade Mountain, part of the Adirondack High Peaks, in Essex County, on the morning of May 24 when they reported that a third member of their hiking group had died, according to a news release from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

The two hikers also came across a Cascade Summit Steward, and informed the steward they were lost.

The steward, however, determined the pair was “in an altered mental state.”

Forest ranger Robert Praczkajlo escorted the two hikers, who had ingested hallucinogenic mushrooms, to a waiting ambulance and New York State Police officers, the agency said.

Magic mushrooms contain hallucinogens, usually psilocybin and psilocin, according to Health Canada.

Taking magic mushrooms may cause an individual to see, hear or feel things that are not there, or to experience anxiety, fear, paranoia, nausea and muscle twitches accompanied by increased heart rate.

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As for the third member of the hiking party, they were neither dead nor injured — after the state agency received a call from them.

They were escorted back to their camping site by the ranger.