RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARMedical
Rescue — Lonesome Lake, Jul 11, 2026
·Lonesome Lake·Lonesome Lake Trail / Basin-Cascade Trail
Sandra McGuire, a 56-year-old from Norfolk, MA
Sandra McGuire, 56, of Norfolk, MA, hiked up the Basin-Cascade Trail with friends but became unable to continue at the dam of Lonesome Lake due to severe fatigue-like symptoms. After approximately two hours being assisted by companions, AMC Lonesome Lake Hut personnel, and good Samaritans, rescuers were called. McGuire was able to descend with assistance, met rescuers on the Lonesome Lake Trail, and was evaluated and released by medics at the trailhead.
What we can learn
Conservation Officers emphasized that hiking in New Hampshire is strenuous regardless of listed difficulty, and hikers should carry the HikeSafe 10 essentials and understand the HikeSafe Code.