An ice climber from New Jersey was rescued after he fell 60 feet Saturday night while ascending Shoestring Gully on Mount Webster in New Hampshire’s White Moutains, officials said.
Slavek Zaglewski, 55, of Oakland, N.J., was climbing with his friend, Mariusz Markewicz, when he fell while climbing a steep section near the top of the gully, according to a statement released by New Hampshire Fish and Game.
Zaglewski suffered injuries to his arm and head in the fall, according to the statement. Markewicz secured and dressed his injured climbing partner in warm clothes before continuing to climb the ridge until he had cellphone service and could place a call to emergency services.
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Fish and Game officials were notified of the situation around 7:30 p.m., and conservation officers responded, along with 28 volunteers from the Mountain Rescue Service, Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, and the Bartlett-Jackson Ambulance service, according to the statement.
Upon arriving at the scene, a small group of rescuers reached Zaglewski and stabilized his injuries, treated his hypothermia, and loaded him into a rescue litter, while the rest of the team hiked up the ridge with equipment needed to raise Zaglewski out of the gully.
Zaglewski was lifted nearly 400 feet back to level ground before volunteers carried him 2 miles to the trailhead, according to the statement. “Several sections of the trail were so steep that rescuers needed to use roped belays to move the litter safely down,” officials said.
Zaglewski reached the trailhead shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday and was taken by ambulance to Maine Health Memorial Hospital in North Conway for further treatment.
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A person died in an e-scooter crash in New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach early Saturday morning, police said, asking for help with their investigation.
The person, identified only as being male, was found unresponsive and not breathing about 12:54 a.m. near the intersection of Ashworth Avenue and G Street, Hampton police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police asked anyone with home security cameras in the area or with information about what happened to contact them at 603-929-4444 or anonymously at 603-929-1222.
Police didn’t say if they believe someone had crashed into the person.
