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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.

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