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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Mt. Washington, Jun 23, 2025

·Mount Washington·Tuckerman Ravine Trail

35-year-old male from Lowell, Massachusetts

Ravikumar Patel, 35, slipped and fell while descending the Tuckerman Ravine Trail approximately 0.4 miles above Hermit Lake on June 23, 2025, sustaining a head injury. An AMC first responder from Hermit Lake assessed him and assisted him back to the hut, where he awaited a Conservation Officer. Patel was transported down to Pinkham Notch Visitor Center via ATV and released to family for further medical care.

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