Four hikers on magic mushrooms, one with ‘debilitating high’, rescued in New York

Group of men in 20s found in Catskill Mountains by forest rangers, who later hiked up to retrieve one man's keys

Four hikers who had consumed psychedelic mushrooms - including one experiencing a debilitating high" - had to be rescued from New York's Catskill Mountains after they got lost there, according to state authorities.

In a news release, forest rangers from the the New York state department of environmental conservation (DEC) said that they were alerted to the situation at about 5pm on 29 August after the receipt of a satellite text.