Rescue — Bear Mountain, Oct 7, 2012
Two Bucknell University students, ages 22 and 21 · party of 2
On October 7, 2012, two Bucknell University students, ages 22 and 21, bushwhacked to the top of Bear Mountain in Bartlett, NH from a campsite off Bear Notch Road but ran out of daylight on the descent and became lost. They had no headlamps, extra clothing, or food, and after a 911 call at 6:24 p.m. they left their location and were overtaken by darkness, enduring a 35-degree night with about three hours of cold rain. A New England K-9 Search and Rescue team found them, cold and hungry but in good health, at 7:15 a.m. on October 8.
What we can learn
Carry a headlamp, extra clothing, and food on fall hikes, allow time to be off the mountain before dark, and stay put once you call for help so searchers can reach your reported location.
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