Rescue — Georgiana Falls Trail / Basin Cascades Trail, Jul 4, 2026

a 16-year-old male from Westborough, Massachusetts, and Denise Gould, a 55-year-old from Thornton, New Hampshire

On July 4, 2026, two separate hiker injuries occurred in Lincoln, NH. A 16-year-old male slipped on a rock on Georgiana Falls Trail and suffered a lower-leg injury, and was carried out by rescuers by 1:53 p.m. At approximately 2:45 p.m., Denise Gould, 55, caught her foot under a root on Basin Cascades Trail, fell backwards, and sustained a lower-body injury; she was carried out by approximately 5:50 p.m.