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Rescue — the White Mountains, Jun 1, 2026

64-year-old male from Auburn, MA

On June 1, 2026, Wayne Hendrickson, 64, went missing near the Sawyer Rock picnic area in Harts Location, NH. An overnight search by Fish and Game, local police, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, and a volunteer drone operator failed to locate him. On the morning of June 2, Hendrickson found his way back to the road uninjured before searchers from New England K9 and the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team could locate him.

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