Rescuers carried an injured hiker down two-and-a-half miles of challenging terrain on Mount Chocorua in New Hampshire yesterday.
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 2 p.m. on Monday, October 19.
The caller stated that his father fell while hiking and injured his ankle. He was unable to walk so he called 911 for assistance.
Conservation officers along with members of Lakes Region Search and Rescue and the U.S. Forest Service responded to the call for assistance.
The injured hiker, a 74-year-old male from Massachusetts, was located roughly 2.5 miles from the trailhead parking area.
Rescuers assessed and stabilized the hiker, and then carried him out on a rescue litter.
He arrived at the trailhead parking lot at 7:20 p.m.
