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Injured Boston woman rescued from mountain trail in N.H.
Twenty-five rescuers helped carry the woman over four miles back to the trailhead.
First responders rescued a Boston woman this weekend who suffered a lower-leg injury while hiking on the Franconia Ridge Trail in New Hampshire, carrying her over four miles amid low wind chills.
The woman had planned a solo hike on the 9-mile Falling Waters/Old Bridle Path Loop, departing at 8 a.m. Saturday, but as she descended from Mount Lincoln toward Mount Lafayette, she fell and injured her lower leg, according to a statement from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
At 1:45 p.m., authorities were notified that a hiker was injured between Mount Lincoln and Mount Lafayette on the Franconia Ridge Trail — 4.2 miles from the trailhead.
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Conservation officers and volunteers responded to the Old Bridle Path Trailhead in Franconia Notch, but traffic on I-93 slowed their response. Rescuers weren’t able to head up the trail until after 3 p.m, the statement said.
The 33-year-old hiker struggled to stay warm with winds at 60-80 mph and temperatures in the 30s on Franconia Ridge, putting wind chills in the single digits, officials said.
She was located just before 5 p.m. by a two-member Appalachian Mountain Club crew from the AMC Greenleaf Hut, brought to a somewhat sheltered area, and put in a sleeping bag until the other rescuers arrived at 6 p.m, the department said.
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At 6:20 p.m., 25 rescuers helped carry her the 4.2 miles, arriving at the trailhead at 1:20 a.m. Sunday, the statement said.
The woman was transported from the trailhead by a personal vehicle to have her injury evaluated.
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