RescueOutcome: Rescued by SARFall
Rescue — Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Jul 8, 2026
·Tuckerman Ravine Trail
Cindy Armstrong, a 67-year-old from Maumee, OH · party of 2
On July 8, 2026, Cindy Armstrong slipped and fell on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail approximately 1.2 miles from Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, sustaining a knee injury. She and her husband continued hiking but were stopped when darkness fell and they had no lights. Conservation Officers and AVSAR volunteers responded; Armstrong was transported by ATV down the Sherburne Ski Trail to the PNVC parking lot at 1:15 a.m., refusing medical treatment.
Contributing factors
No headlamp