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FatalityOutcome: FatalHypothermia

Fatality — Mount Washington, Sep 13, 1855

·Mount Washington·Glen House Bridle Path

23-year-old from Kennebunk, ME (history of heart condition) · party of 3

Lizzie Bourne, the first recorded female fatality on Mount Washington. She left the Halfway House on the Glen House Bridle Path late in the day despite worsening weather and died of exposure a few hundred feet from the Tip-Top House at the summit.

Contributing factors

Late startIgnored forecastInadequate clothing
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