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FatalityOutcome: FatalHypothermia

Fatality — Mount Madison, Aug 24, 1938

·Mount Madison·Gulfside Trail near Madison Hut

22-year-old from Astoria, NY

Joseph Caggiano, 22, died of exhaustion and exposure on the Gulfside Trail near Madison Hut in August 1938 while crossing the Presidentials from Mount Washington.

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