A hiker who suffered a leg injury while hiking on Mount Chocorua in New Hampshire was rescued yesterday afternoon.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, they received a 911 report about an injured hiker on the Champney Falls Trail on Mount Chocorua at 3:21 p.m. on Sunday, October 11.
The caller reported he came across an injured hiker who had injured their knee in a fall and was unable to walk.
There was no cell service on the trail, and the caller had hiked up towards the summit to get a cell signal and call 911.
New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers responded along with members of the Lakes Region Search and Rescue Team.
The injured 22-year-old from New Hampshire said that he was hiking up the Champney Falls trail when he slipped and injured his left knee. He was approximately 2.5 miles from the trailhead parking area at the time.
The hiker was unable to bear weight and didn’t have cell signal, so he had asked a hiker who was passing by to call 911 for assistance when they got cell signal.
The injured hiker was assisted by some other hikers that came upon him. He was assessed and his knee was splinted. When rescuers arrived, they determined that the hiker would be able to walk out with assistance from the rescue party.
The injured hiker and the rescue party arrived at the trailhead parking area at 7:32 pm.
