A teen hiker with a leg injury was rescued on Mount Washington Sunday night.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, conservation officers received a report of a teenage hiker who had injured her lower leg on Mount Washington at 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, October 5.
The 14-year-old hiker was slowly making her way down the mountain, following a service trail adjacent to the Cog Railway tracks.
Conservation officers spoke with her hiking companion, who advised that they were safe but going very slowly. The hikers were still roughly two miles up the mountain from the Base Station of the Cog Railway.
Due to the distance involved and the unknown extent of the injury, conservation officers launched a rescue effort.
By 9:20 p.m., two officers headed up a Cog Railway service road with ATVs, reaching the hikers at 9:45 p.m.
Both hikers were given rides back down the mountain and arrived safely roadside at 10:15 p.m.
The injured hiker declined being seen by ambulance staff but advised that she would seek medical consultation once home.
Conservation officers reported that both hikers were young, and officers spoke with them about the importance of trip planning and preparedness.
