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CONCORD, NH — Concord fire and rescue teams, along with police and state troopers, were sent to another homeless camp fire in William Healy Memorial Park on Tuesday.
Around 3:15 p.m., capital region fire dispatch and police began receiving calls about heavy smoke filtering out onto Interstate 93 in the area of Exit 13 and Exit 14. Concord firefighters headed to the area after receiving a report of smoke near the Fairfield Inn on Gulf Street. When they arrived, however, they could not find a fire.
Later, a police watch commander told officers an employee with the city’s general services department reported the smoke between the two exits on the northbound side of the Interstate. A Merrimack County Sheriff’s Department deputy also offered assistance.
The first arriving officer confirmed the fire was at a homeless camp near Mile Marker 37.5. The officer told dispatch the fire was “inside a building” and the homeless campers would “take care of the smoke.” The two campers were cleared on warrant checks. Because the logs were wet, the campers had issues getting their fire started.
“It’s just a little bonfire with wet wood,” the officer said. “They are going to put it out.”
Around 3:30 p.m., the officer canceled the sheriff’s deputy, and firefighters confirmed the fire was being self-extinguished. The officers also double-checked the rest of the park to ensure no other fires were at the homeless camps and cleared the scene.
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The gigantic frozen Ice Castles will return to North Woodstock, N.H. this winter, complete with slides, tunnels, thrones, and caverns.
This week, ice artisans will begin harvesting and placing up to 10,000 icicles a day to build the 20-foot-tall, 20-million pound attraction. The artists create the castles by fusing the icicles together and spraying them with water, and add color-changing LED lights that light up the night during the attraction’s evening hours.
“This breathtaking winter experience will attract thousands of visitors throughout the season,” wrote the company in a press release.
Visitors can also check out a tubing hill, sleigh rides through an illuminated wooded trail, a Magic Forest Light Walk, Winter Fairy Village, and more. An ice bar called the Polar Pub will serve guests winter-themed alcoholic beverages.
Ice Castles is slated to open in January, depending on weather conditions.
According to the company, advanced ticket dates are the dates the attraction is expected to be open based on historical experience in New Hampshire. However, the attraction could open sooner or stay open later, and additional dates will be added during construction of the site.
Tickets go on sale Nov. 26 on icecastles.com. The cost is $31 for ages 12 and up and $23 for ages 4-11 for peak times, and $20 for ages 12 and up and $15 for ages 4-11 for off-peak times.
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The body of a missing hiker was recovered over the weekend in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, according to authorities, who said the man died after “a significant fall in icy terrain.” The missing man was located at about 2,800 feet in elevation, according to the state Fish and Game Department. Photo courtesy of Samuel Banas, U.S. Geological Survey
Nov. 25 (UPI) — The body of a missing hiker was recovered over the weekend in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, according to authorities, who said the man died after “a significant fall in icy terrain.”
The body of Christopher Huyler, 44, was located in Franconia Notch State Park early Saturday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department announced Monday.
“Just prior to 1:00 a.m. EST, while ascending the edges of a steep iced-over slide, the body of the missing man was located at around 2,800 feet in elevation,” the department said in a statement.
“It was apparent that the man had suffered a significant fall in the icy terrain,” the department added. “He was wearing micro spikes and was well equipped for a hike.”
Huyler, who is from Littleton, died Friday during the hike near state-run Cannon Mountain through the Coppermine Brook Valley to check off-trail conditions before the ski season. He told his family he was heading back at 4 p.m. When he did not return, his wife called for help. Huyler’s car was found still parked in Franconia.
Cannon Mountain is a historic ski resort that is scheduled to open for the season on Friday, as 8 inches of new snow fell over the weekend and temperatures dropped into the mid-30s.
“Winter conditions have arrived in the mountains and hikers are encouraged to be prepared for their trek,” the Fish and Game Department warned.
Nearly two dozen rescuers helped carry the hiker’s body more than 3 miles off the mountain. The New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy.
Last week, the body of a Massachusetts woman was found on New Hampshire’s Mount Lafayette, which is at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains, after she also failed to return from a solo hike.
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