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Fatality — Kinsman Ridge (between North and South Peaks), Aug 6, 2024

·Kinsman Ridge (between North and South Peaks)·Kinsman Ridge Trail

52-year-old male from Topsfield, MA

On August 6, 2024, a 52-year-old male hiker suffered a medical emergency on the Kinsman Ridge Trail between the North and South Peaks of Kinsman Mountain, approximately 4 miles from the nearest trailhead. Family members and Good Samaritan hikers began life-saving measures until NH Army National Guard Blackhawk medics arrived and transported him to a waiting ambulance. The hiker succumbed to his medical emergency.

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