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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARLost

Rescue — Mt. Monadnock, Jul 26, 2010

·Mount Monadnock·Pumpelly Trail

Two teenage hikers, ages 15 and 18, from Salem, NH; separately, an 81-year-old man hiking with family on Mt. Chocorua

On July 26, 2010, two separate rescues occurred: two teenagers lost near the summit of Mt. Monadnock were located by Conservation Officers several hundred yards west of the Pumpelly Trail around 9:00 p.m., lacking food, water, and flashlights. Separately, an 81-year-old man became fatigued near the summit of Mt. Chocorua while hiking with family and required Conservation Officers with flashlights to assist him and his son down the trail, reaching the trailhead at 12:30 a.m.

Contributing factors

No headlamp
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