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Rescue — Mt. Chocorua, May 5, 2012

·Mount Chocorua·Champney Falls Trail

Emily Crane, age 45, of Millbury, Massachusetts · party of 2

Emily Crane, 45, fell and sustained a lower leg injury shortly after crossing the summit of Mt. Chocorua while on a loop hike with her husband via the Champney Falls Trail. Her husband called 911 at 3:45 p.m. and rescuers carried her approximately 3.5 miles over rugged terrain in darkness using ropes on steep rock slabs. She was transported to Lakes Region General Hospital after reaching the trailhead just after midnight.

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