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Hiker dies after collapsing in New Hampshire, officials say
The 70-year-old from Connecticut was hiking on Valley Way Trail in Low and Burbanks Grant, officials said.
A Connecticut man died after suffering a medical event during a hike Monday in New Hampshire, officials announced.
Richard Perrault, 70, of Clinton, Connecticut was hiking by himself on Valley Way Trail in Low and Burbanks Grant on Monday afternoon when he collapsed around 1:30 p.m., the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a statement. Bystanders witnessed him collapse and rushed to him, finding the man unresponsive.
The bystanders called 9-1-1 and began performing CPR, officials said. Members of the Army National Guard mobilized a helicopter crew to respond to the incident. Conservation officers also began hiking to the location on foot.
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Perrault was airlifted by the Army National Guard helicopter around 3:15 p.m. and taken to a waiting ambulance at Gorham Municipal Airport.
“Despite the best efforts of all involved, the hiker … succumbed to the medical event he sustained while hiking and was pronounced dead,” officials said.
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