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Rescue — Mt. Washington, Aug 19, 2010

·Mount Washington·Central Gully, Huntington Ravine

17-year-old male rock climber from Exeter, NH

Sean McCarthy, 17, fell approximately 150 feet while rock climbing in the Central Gully of Huntington Ravine on Mt. Washington on August 19, 2010, coming to rest about two-thirds up the headwall with multiple serious injuries. His father, also present in the ravine, called 911. McCarthy was carried out by dozens of rescuers and airlifted from Pinkham Notch to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

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