A Topsfield man died after having a medical emergency while hiking with his family in New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Tuesday, officials said.
The 52-year-old man was hiking between the north and south peaks of Kinsman Mountain on the Kinsman Ridge Trail, about four miles from the nearest trailhead, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a statement.
The family had planned to hike to the south peak and return to their vehicle via the Fishin’ Jimmy and Lonesome Lake trails, officials said.
At 2:14 p.m., officials were notified that a hiker had suffered a medical emergency on the trail and needed assistance. They requested a Blackhawk helicopter from the New Hampshire Army National Guard and staff from the Appalachian Mountain Club went to the area with medical equipment, officials said.
Conservation officers and volunteers from the Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team also proceeded to the area, officials said.
Medics from the National Guard’s Blackhawk team reached the family shortly before 4 p.m. and continued “life-saving measures” that the family and other hikers had begun, officials said.
The man was taken down the mountain to an ambulance but by then had “succumbed to his medical emergency” and was taken to Ross Funeral Home in Littleton, officials said.
The hiker’s name was not released.
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