Rescuers carry body nearly a mile after hiker dies with dog by side, NH officials say
Rescuers carried a hiker’s body for nearly one mile after he died along a cold mountain trail with his dog by his side in New Hampshire, officials say.
A hiking group discovered the man “unconscious and not breathing” after he collapsed on the Jewell Trail at Mt. Washington, one of the mountain’s many trails, according to an Aug. 1 news release from New Hampshire Fish and Game.
After the hikers called 911, they performed CPR on the man for roughly 40 minutes, but there were “no signs of life” as they were surrounded by the freezing temperatures and windy weather conditions, the news release says.
Two rescue groups used different routes to reach the hiker, according to Fish & Game. One group hiked down from Mt. Washington’s summit while the other group took a train on the Cog Railway and hiked to reach the victim.
Then, the rescuers carried the man’s body to the railway and placed him in a train to be transported, the release says.
The man’s dog was led off of the Jewell Trail by the group of hikers and brought to a nearby animal shelter so it could be reunited with family, according to Fish & Game.
Mt. Washington’s peak stands at more than 6,200 feet and is the highest in the northeast.
The Jewell Trail, located in Randolph, is roughly 125 miles north of Concord.
This story was originally published August 1, 2022 at 5:31 PM with the headline "Rescuers carry body nearly a mile after hiker dies with dog by side, NH officials say."
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