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Rescue — Champney Falls Trail, Sep 13, 2024

·Champney Falls Trail

58-year-old female from Greene, Maine · party of 2

Ethel LaFlamme, 58, slipped and fell while viewing the falls on the Champney Falls Trail on September 13, 2024, sustaining a hip injury that left her unable to stand or walk. Her husband hiked out to seek cell signal and summoned a passerby to call 911, with rescuers arriving at her location at 8:40 p.m. She was transported by rescue litter to the trailhead and then taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in North Conway.

Before you head out: check the forecast, carry the Ten Essentials, leave your plans with someone, and be willing to turn back.

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