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RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall

Rescue — Mt. Washington, Sep 27, 2023

·Mount Washington·Tuckerman Ravine Trail

64-year-old male from Methuen, MA, hiking alone with his dog

Michael Harvey, 64, of Methuen, MA, fell while descending Mt. Washington on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail after stepping on an unstable rock, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. A fellow hiker called 911, and AMC rescuers and Conservation Officers responded, providing medical aid and assisting Harvey out via ATV on the Sherburne Ski Trail. Harvey was assessed at Pinkham Notch and chose to self-transport to the hospital.

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