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Rescue — Mt. Isolation, Feb 20, 2023

·Mount Isolation

59-year-old female hiker from Londonderry, NH · party of 2

Lynn McFarland, 59, began hiking Mt. Isolation with a friend on February 20, 2023; her partner turned back while she continued alone, summiting around 3:00 p.m. She lost the trail on the descent and was approximately 1,400 feet off trail before calling for help. Conservation Officers hiked in to locate her, but she found the trail on her own and met them before 1:00 a.m., returning to the trailhead around 2:15 a.m.

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