SARGEANT PURCHASE, N.H. (AP) — Rescue teams used cog trains to save time, but winds continued to gust more than 90 mph (145 kph) on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington. It took more than 10 hours to rescue the hiker. said the official.
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The hiker from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, didn’t have the right equipment for the harsh winter conditions and continued his solo trek after other groups turned back due to dangerous gusts and temperatures as low as -46.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Ta. Celsius), Sgt. New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officer Glenn Lucas said in a statement.
The NH White Mountains often experience dangerous conditions in the winter. (Fox News)
The hiker reported falling, and global positioning coordinates showed he was in a canyon at about 4,500 feet (1,372 meters) near noon Saturday, Lucas said.
After he was finally secured in an emergency shelter near Lake of the Clouds Hut operated by the Appalachian Mountaineering Club, rescuers spent more than three hours warming the hypothermic hiker and removing his frozen clothing. I took them off and put on new equipment. Lucas said the hiker was returned to his vehicle near midnight.
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Lucas said participants included 11 rescue workers from the state’s Advanced Search and Rescue Team, the Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue Team and Mountain Rescue Team. He said Cog Railway, which runs special trains to the top of Mount Washington, carried snowplows and brought rescuers halfway to the scene, easing miles of arduous hiking. .
