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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Great Gulf Trail, Jul 5, 2025

·Great Gulf Trail

Katherine Hudson, 30, of Danbury, CT

Katherine Hudson, 30, became exhausted and fell several times on the upper Great Gulf Trail the night of July 5, 2025, suffering minor injuries and ultimately texting 911 reporting cold and fear of hypothermia. Conservation Officers accessed the trail from the top via the Auto Road early July 6, hiked down a slippery rock scree field, located Hudson at her initial 911 text location, and provided warm fluids, food, and clothing. Hudson and officers hiked back out to the Auto Road by 11:30 a.m.

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