Lost And Found Skier at Attitash
At approximately 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 19, two teenage boys from Massachusetts were skiing on the trail Far Out at Attitash Mountain Resort when one of the two chose to venture off trail and beyond ski area boundaries, according to an Attitash Mountain Resort news release. Attitash personnel were notified by the parents at approximately 2:30 p.m. and made aware that their son, age 17, had sent text messages to the friend and also to them indicating he was lost.
Working with the parents, as well as the friend who had been skiing with the boy, Attitash Mountain Resort Ski Patrol and Mountain Operations immediately began searching for the missing skier and identifying possible areas where the boy may be lost. Between 5 and 6 p.m., Mountain Rescue Service who often assist with search and rescue efforts within the White Mountains arrived with 16 members to aid The New Hampshire Department of Fish & Game who took over authority of the search and rescue effort. The U.S. Forest Service was also notified and made aware of the missing skier. At 9:30 p.m. the missing skier was located and returned safely, hiking with others, to the base area and approximately 11:45 p.m. he was reunited with his parents, who were waiting and ecstatic to see their son.
“We are very fortunate that this story had a happy ending” said President of Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain John Lowell. “I was contacted Thursday afternoon and made aware of the lost boy shortly after staff here at Attitash were notified by the parents. In cooperation with the New Hampshire Fish & Game, U.S. Forest Service, and Mountain Rescue Service, I can say that the Attitash Ski Patrol, Mountain Operations, and others here at Attitash provided every resource possible in the search and rescue effort and all of us are very happy that this young man was found safe and sound.”
Venturing out of bounds can be deadly. Ski with care, ski with a buddy, and respect the boundaries.
Heather Burke, Boston.com Correspondent
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