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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Mount Washington, ~2001

·Mount Washington·Tuckerman Ravine

Vicki Mercier

In May 2001 (exact date not documented), Vicki Mercier slid into a crevasse in Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington, falling nearly 20 feet. Rescuers pulled her out with a harness and she walked away with only a minor injury. This was the second Tuckerman crevasse rescue of spring 2001.

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Part of the WMNF Hiker Incident Database. Every entry cites a primary or near-primary source; details are refined as the record is reviewed.