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Rescue — Mount Chocorua, Oct 22, 2022

·Mount Chocorua·Champney Falls Trail

Steven Mathieu, 36, of Somerville, MA · party of 7

Shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday October 22, 2022, Mathieu severely injured his ankle 2.5 miles from the trailhead while hiking with six friends. With no cell service, two members hiked out to call for help. Mountain Rescue Service and Lakes Region SAR carried him out in a litter, reaching the trailhead around 11 p.m.; he was taken to Memorial Hospital in North Conway.

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