Injured hiker rescued from Mount Washington in NH

LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a 60-year-old hiker who injured his leg has been rescued from Mount Washington.

Yves Brault of Laval, Quebec, was hiking with his wife Tuesday afternoon when he slipped on a ledge and hurt his lower left leg.

Officials from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department organized a team which hiked to the summit of Mount Washington and reached Brault, who was 1½ miles away. He was taken to a hospital for treatment Tuesday night.

Participating in the rescue were members of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, New Hampshire Mount Washington Park and conservation officers from the Fish and Game Department.

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Maine's Fryeburg fair kicks off

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — Up to 300,000 people are expected for this year’s Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s largest agricultural fair.

The fair begins Sunday and runs through next Sunday, attracting crowds with its midway, more than 3,000 farm animals, food booths, harness racing, live music and events such as horse- and ox-pulling competitions, a skillet-throwing contest and pig scrambles.

Admission is $10, with children under 12 and seniors 65 and older admitted for free.

The fair has been held in its current location since 1885.

For more information visit: http://www.fryeburgfair.com/

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NH police investigate untimely death of hiker

TEMPLE, N.H. (AP) — Police in Temple, N.H., are investigating the death of a 70-year-old hiker who was found unconscious and unresponsive on a trail at Miller State Park.

Police said another hiker descending the Marion Davis Trail found the Robert Foster of Milford unresponsive about 12:30 p.m. Sunday, about a quarter-mile from the trail head on Pack Monadnock Mountain.

Rescue crews performed CPR, but were not successful. Police are calling it an untimely death.