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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Black Mountain, Jan 2, 2026

·Black Mountain (Benton)·Chippewa Trail

46-year-old female hiker from Acton, MA · party of 2

Hillary Reid, 46, slipped and fell on icy rocks on the Chippewa Trail on Black Mountain, sustaining an injury. After attempting to continue, she and her partner called for help. Conservation Officers and Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team volunteers carried her down steep, icy terrain to the trailhead, where she was transported to Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH.

Contributing factors

Inadequate traction
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