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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Mount Lincoln, Mar 11, 2025

·Mount Lincoln·Falling Waters Trail

57-year-old male from Wells, Maine

On March 11, 2025, Lawrence Duell, 57, suffered a lower-leg injury while hiking between Lincoln Mountain and Mount Lafayette on Franconia Ridge. A nearby hiker activated a Garmin inReach to alert authorities. Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue transported Duell to the trailhead, from which he drove himself to receive medical care.

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