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Rescue — Greeley Ponds Trail, Jul 28, 2024

·Greeley Ponds Trail

35-year-old male from Foxborough, Massachusetts, carrying his young son on the trail · party of 2

On July 28, 2024, a 35-year-old Massachusetts man fell on wet, slippery mud while carrying his young son across a wooden board section of the Greeley Ponds Trail, sustaining serious non-life-threatening injuries. A passing Good Samaritan allowed the party to text 911 for help. Conservation Officers and Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue volunteers reached him within about an hour and transported him to the trailhead, where he was taken to Concord Hospital.

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