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William Kennedy

New York hikers on mushrooms report friend dead: Spoiler alert, he’s alive

In a bizarre mix of nature, drugs, confusion, and true crime, three hikers on a trip through New York’s Adirondack Mountains turned an ordinary day into a surreal emergency.

Two of the men, under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms, called 911 to report their friend had died. Emergency crews rushed to the scene—only to find out later that the so-called “dead” man was alive, well, and already back at the trailhead. Yes, really.

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