New Hampshire
After mountain hiker dies, rescuers carry body nearly a mile
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Members of a rescue group needed to carry the physique of a hiker practically a mile in freezing temperatures and excessive winds after the person died on the Northeast’s highest mountain, authorities mentioned.
A bunch of hikers discovered the person unconscious and never respiration on Mount Washington’s Jewell Path on Saturday afternoon, the New Hampshire Division of Fish and Sport mentioned. They known as 911 and began performing CPR.
Members of 1 rescue group drove to the summit of the practically 6,300-foot mountain and hiked all the way down to the person, whereas one other group rode up the mountain’s well-known Cog Railway and hiked in.
With no signal of life after 40 minutes, resuscitation efforts ceased, and rescue group members carried the physique practically a mile to the prepare.
A canine the person was climbing with was taken to an animal shelter till it may be reunited with the person’s household.