Rescuers had to navigate challenging terrain while carrying an injured hiker down Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire yesterday.
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials received a report at 1:27 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, of an injured hiker in Monadnock State Park.
The hiker was hiking solo on the White Cross Trail on Mount Monadnock when she reportedly suffered an ankle injury during a fall.
Other hikers passing by called 911 and waiting with the hiker until rescuers arrived.
Conservation officers, forest rangers, and volunteers from Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team responded to the White Cross Trail.
The hiker was located at an elevation of approximately 2,400 feet.
After receiving medical attention, she was placed in a litter and was carried down to the trailhead at Monadnock State Park Headquarters, arriving at the trailhead at 5:11 p.m.
The hiker turned down ambulance transportation and left the park in her own vehicle.
