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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARMedical

Rescue — Mount Liberty, Sep 14, 2024

·Mount Liberty·Flume Slide Trail / Franconia Ridge Trail

Chris Siano, 56, of Bolton, MA · party of 2

Siano, a chaperone for a Boy Scout troop ascending the Flume Slide Trail, began having difficulty near Mt. Flume and then a medical emergency on descent near Mount Liberty. An Army National Guard Black Hawk hoisted him near Liberty's summit around 4:50 p.m. and flew him to Dartmouth Hitchcock.

What we can learn

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