Rescue called off after child found to be OK
TWIN MOUNTAIN, N.H. - A 5-year-old boy is recovering after injuring himself while hiking at the Middle Sugarloaf Mountain.
State police said they got a call about the incident about 2 p.m. Sunday.
Troopers said the caller said the boy had slipped on a rock and hit his head before the call was disconnected.
Several agencies responded to the call and a New Hampshire Fish and Game officer eventually met the caller and was told the boy was not as badly thought as was initially feared.
The officer said he hiked up the trail to confirm the boy's well being and was able to find the boy's family.
Officials said the officer determined the boy only suffered a small wound on the back of his head and was not bleeding anymore. The officer said the child was in high spirits.
The boy's mother told officers her son didn't need any treatment but she thanked everyone for their quick response.
The caller told authorities he did try to call 911 to tell them that help wasn't needed anymore.
Officers said that as soon as they canceled that investigation, they got a call about a hiker who was possibly injured in Huntington Ravine.
Source: http://ow.ly/c65T3
Sunday, July 8, 2012
16 year old Teen rescued after suffering injury while hiking in Maine
Officials said the teen was part of a group of 11 girls that was hiking the 100-Mile Wilderness from Monson to Mt. Katahdin. The group was part of an organization from New Hampshire called the American Youth Foundation, officials said.
The Maine Warden Service said the girl injured her ankle at about 7 p.m. and was no longer able to hike the rugged portion of the Appalachian Trail. The group camped out for the night and met a rescue team Saturday morning.
Maine game wardens, along with members of the Maine Forest Service, the Greenville Fire Department, and Appalachian Mountain Club, helped carry the injured hiker about two miles over very treacherous terrain, officials said. The rescue took about four hours.
The hiker was taken to Dean Hospital in Greenville for treatment.
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Rescue team aids dehydrated hiker on Little Haystack
12:54 PM EDT Jul 08, 2012
LINCOLN, N.H. - New Hampshire Fish and Game Department aided a dehydrated hiker in Franconia on Saturday.
Officials said the hiker fell ill on Franconia Ridge between Little Haystack and Mount Lincoln about 4 p.m. Saturday.
A rescue team met with the hiker a short time later. After rest and rehydration she was able to hike back out of the area on her own.
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials recommend that hikers bring at least 2 liters of water to hydrate with.
Source: http://ow.ly/c62kl
LINCOLN, N.H. - New Hampshire Fish and Game Department aided a dehydrated hiker in Franconia on Saturday.
Officials said the hiker fell ill on Franconia Ridge between Little Haystack and Mount Lincoln about 4 p.m. Saturday.
A rescue team met with the hiker a short time later. After rest and rehydration she was able to hike back out of the area on her own.
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials recommend that hikers bring at least 2 liters of water to hydrate with.
Source: http://ow.ly/c62kl
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