Rescue crews in New Hampshire carried an injured hiker on Mount Chocorua in a litter for more than two miles on Friday.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, conservation officers received a report of a hiker needing assistance on the Liberty Trail on Mount Chocorua at 7:46 p.m. on Friday, September 12.
The hiker, Sandra Rourke, 76, from Conway, New Hampshire, was hiking with two companions. They hiked up the Champney Falls Trail and summited Mount Chocorua.
They were hiking down the Liberty Trail when Rourke injured her knee and was unable to continue. The group was a little more than two miles from the trailhead parking area when they called 911 for assistance.
Conservation officers along with members of Lakes Region Search and Rescue responded to the call for assistance.
The rescuers arrived at Rourke’s location, and she was assessed, stabilized, and placed in a rescue litter.
Rescuers carried her to the Liberty Trail parking area, arriving at 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, September 13.
One of Rourke’s hiking companions then drove her to Memorial Hospital in North Conway for evaluation and treatment.
