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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Mount Moosilauke, May 20, 2023

·Mount Moosilauke·Gorge Brook Trail

25-year-old male from Lynn, Massachusetts

On May 20, 2023, Bruno Zotarelli, 25, slipped while descending Mount Moosilauke on the Gorge Brook Trail and suffered a lower-leg injury, rendering him unable to continue. Conservation Officers and 15 Pemi Valley Search and Rescue volunteers carried him 2.1 miles out in a rescue litter. He was transported by ambulance to Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth.

What we can learn

Conservation Officers reminded hikers that there is still some ice on trails at higher elevations.

Contributing factors

Inadequate traction
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