Rescue crews carried an injured hiker roughly two miles down the Edmands Path in Sargent’s Purchase, New Hampshire on Sunday.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, their department was notified of an injured hiker approximately 2 miles from the Edmands Path trailhead parking lot at 12:15 p.m.
Kyleigh Burns, 25, of Somerville, Massachusetts, was reportedly hiking up the trail when she slipped and fell, suffering a lower-leg injury.
Members of her hiking party attempted to treat the injury and continue on, but Burns could not bear any weight, so they called 911. While waiting for rescuers, Burns was able to descend with assistance from her hiking companions and by scooting herself down the trail approximately 1,000 feet before rescuers arrived.
Along with conservation officers, 22 volunteers from Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue (AVSAR) and Pemigewassett Valley Search and Rescue (PEMI SAR) responded to the call. Rescuers hiked up Edmands Path, placed Burns into a rescue litter, and carried her down the trail to the parking lot, arriving at 4:30 p.m. Burns declined an ambulance ride and instead her hiking companions drove her to a medical facility.