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Rescue — Mount Washington, Mar 22, 2020

·Mount Washington·Cog Railway tracks (descending toward Burt Ravine)

Ashley Furness, 35, of Bartlett, NH · party of 2

Around 4 p.m. Sunday March 22, 2020, Furness slipped while descending alongside the Cog Railway tracks roughly two miles up from the Cog Base Station and fell about 200 feet toward Burt Ravine, striking rocks. Per NHFG, 'it was these rocks that ultimately saved her from plunging into the ravine, a fall that would have likely proven fatal.' Her companion called for help and kept her warm with a space blanket; she was relayed down by the Cog train and ambulance to Littleton Regional Hospital around 11 p.m.

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