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Rescue — Mt. Cabot, Sep 14, 2024

·Mount Cabot·Unknown Pond Trail

44-year-old female hiker from Orange, CT

Heather Allen, 44, slipped while descending the Unknown Pond Trail in Kilkenny on September 14, 2024, suffering a severe lower-leg injury that prevented her from hiking out. She was part of a group participating in the Flags on the 48 September 11th Memorial Hike, having summited Mt. Cabot via Bunnell Notch Trail. Rescuers carried her out in a litter, reaching the trailhead at 10:30 p.m., and she was transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital.

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