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Rescue — Mount Washington, Jul 23, 2021

·Mount Washington·Lion Head Trail

Jennifer Hughes, 46, of Waltham, MA

Around 1:30 p.m. Friday July 23, 2021, Hughes slipped and fell while descending stone steps on the Lion Head Trail. An AMC Hermit Lake caretaker provided first aid and splinted her leg; she was helped down, taken out by ATV to Pinkham Notch by 5:45 p.m., and transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital.

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