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Fatality — Mount Carrigain, Jul 24, 2021

·Mount Carrigain·Signal Ridge Trail

61-year-old man (name not released by NHFG) · party of 2

Around 12:30 p.m. Saturday July 24, 2021, a 911 call reported an unconscious, non-breathing hiker on the Signal Ridge Trail about 4 miles from the trailhead. He had collapsed while hiking with a female companion; bystanders performed CPR but he was pronounced dead by EMS. Due to the remote, steep terrain his body did not reach the trailhead until 9:30 p.m.

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