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Rescue — Mount Lafayette, May 4, 2009

·Mount Lafayette·Old Bridle Path

Sally Sise, 64, of Vergennes, VT · party of 2

Sally Sise, 64, of Vergennes, VT, was hiking with a companion and descending the Bridle Path Trail about 1.5 miles below Greenleaf Hut on May 4, 2009 when she slipped on a rock and injured her ankle. Rescuers were called about 4:00 p.m., and she was carried off the mountain by NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers and about a dozen members of Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue. Sise was later evaluated at a local hospital.

What we can learn

The wet, rocky footing of the Old Bridle Path demands careful foot placement on the descent; trekking poles and deliberate pacing reduce slip-and-fall ankle injuries.

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