One New Hampshire skier died and two others were rescued from Mount Washington during an operation that began Saturday and continued through a windy and stormy night into Sunday morning.
Two people were rescued overnight from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, the highest mountain in the northeastern United States at 6,288 feet, the Associated Press reported. Details about the third backcountry skier were not immediately available, but authorities confirmed Sunday afternoon that the person had died.
A trio of backcountry skiers reportedly got into trouble Saturday afternoon while skiing in Tuckerman Ravine. Officials noted that Tuckerman Canyon is a popular area for backcountry skiers.
Two of those rescued suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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A sign atop Mount Washington informs viewers that they are 6,288 feet above sea level. (The Boston Globe’s Aram Bogosian, via Getty Images)
U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Colleen Mainville said conditions in the valley were frigid, adding rescuers battled snow and wind during the ordeal.
“Snow rangers and emergency personnel were on scene late last night,” Mainville said. “They’re exhausted.”
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the region, predicting up to a foot of heavy, wet snow with strong winds.
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A New Hampshire skier has died and two others were rescued from Mount Washington over the weekend. (Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Further details about the rescue were not immediately available due to unstable cell phone reception on Mount Washington.
Nighttime rescues are not the only ones carried out in recent days.
A Kentucky man was rescued Thursday after setting out to hike Mount Washington, falling off the trail, hitting his head and losing his sneakers.
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A view of 6,288.2-foot Mount Washington in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on June 12, 2020. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say Joabe Barbosa, 23, of Georgetown, Kentucky, was hiking around 6:45 p.m. when he went off the trail and entered Ammonoosook Canyon. .
Barbosa was able to call 911 for help, and authorities used a GPS coordinator to locate and rescue Barbosa.
Rescuers provided Barboza with boots, food, hot drinks, proper winter clothing and a headlamp and took him back to the trail.
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Mr. Barbosa was treated at the Cog Railroad Station and then taken to Littleton Regional Medical Facility for further treatment.
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace and The Associated Press contributed to this article.
