A hiker who was suffering a medical emergency in a remote section of New Hampshire’s Pemigewasset Wilderness was rescued by a helicopter crew last night.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, they received a report of a hiker suffering a medical emergency near the Guyot Shelter between Mount Bond and Mount Guyot at around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 26.
The hiker had reportedly collapsed and suffered a seizure, was not alert, and was unable to walk. Passing hikers and Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) staff from the Guyot Shelter were able to help stabilize the injured hiker and radio for help.
Due to the remote location, the hours of hiking, and the sheer number of volunteers it would require to reach the location and then carry the injured hiker out, Fish and Game officials requested a New Hampshire Army National Guard helicopter. The New Hampshire Army National Guard called a flight crew and began a rescue.
At 9:30 p.m., the New Hampshire Army National Guard helicopter departed the hangar in Concord and responded to the Guyot Shelter in the Pemi Wilderness. AMC staff and the helicopter crew coordinated a hoist of the hiker.
Once the hiker was hoisted into the helicopter, the New Hampshire Army National Guard helicopter flew to the Cannon Mountain ski area, where a landing zone was set up, and the Littleton Ambulance was waiting. They arrived at 10:44 p.m.
The hiker was then transferred to the Littleton Ambulance. He was then transported to Littleton Regional Hospital for further treatment of his injuries.
The incident was the second rescue mission involving a helicopter in the White Mountains over the weekend. On Saturday, a hiker having a medical emergency while on the Welch-Dickey Trail was hoisted into a helicopter. Unfortunately, the hiker did not survive.
