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Braintree woman seriously injured in fall from scenic White Mountains overlook
Meghan Mason was hiking on a spur trail on Crawford Path when she reportedly slipped and fell between 50 to 100 feet, officials said.
A Braintree woman was seriously injured Saturday after falling at least 50 feet from an overlook on Mount Pierce in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, authorities said.
Meghan Mason was hiking on a spur trail about 0.6 miles up Crawford Path when she reportedly slipped and fell between 50 to 100 feet, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a news release. Conservation officers learned of the incident shortly before 3:30 p.m. and found Mason in a “precarious location” on “rugged” terrain.
Rescuers carried Mason down to the trailhead, arriving at 7:10 p.m., N.H. Fish and Game said. A waiting ambulance transported her to Littleton Regional Healthcare with injuries that were serious but not life-threatening.
New Hampshire news:
Mason wasn’t the only Massachusetts hiker rescued from Crawford Path over the weekend; 73-year-old Pembroke man Thomas Pratt was also helped down the trail Sunday after suffering an unknown medical condition on a hike with his grandsons, according to N.H. Fish and Game.
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The family members intended to reach Mizpah Spring Hut, where they had reservations to spend the night, but they were only about 1.3 miles up the trail when Pratt “started suffering from a medical condition concerning enough” that one of his grandsons called 911, N.H. Fish and Game said in a release.
Emergency crews responded to the trail, and an Appalachian Mountain Club staff member hiked down from Mizpah Hut with medical gear and an AED while other hikers stayed with Pratt and provided care, officials said.
After rest and rehydration — and with assistance from rescuers — Pratt was able to start his descent around 4 p.m. He arrived in the parking lot at 5:45 p.m. and met a waiting ambulance, which brought him to Littleton Regional Healthcare for further treatment.
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