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Hikers high on magic mushrooms falsely report friend was dead

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Two friends were hiking on Cascade Mountain , part of the Adirondack High Peaks, in Essex County , New York .

They reported that a third member of their hiking group had died.

The two hikers were escorted to a waiting ambulance and New York State Police officers.

Magic mushrooms contain hallucinogens, usually psilocybin and psilocin.

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