Freezing hikers stuck in waist-deep snow rescued during Mount Washington whiteout
Two experienced hikers were rescued after an hourslong ordeal in which they became stranded in waist-deep snow and whiteout conditions on New Hampshire's challenging Mount Washington.
2 Mass. women rescued from ‘chest-deep snow’ on Mt. Washington
The two women called 911 just after 6 p.m. on Sunday after they became lost off the Jewell Trail, officials said.
Storm strands hikers in chest-deep snow as trail vanishes, New Hampshire rescuers say
The two women spent two hours navigating through chest-deep snow and tree wells to get back to the trail but lost it again because of wind and blowing snow, rescuers said. After s
Hikers rescued in chest-high snow, high winds on Mount Washington
Two Massachusetts hikers were rescued early Monday morning after struggling for several hours in chest-deep snow and whiteout conditions in the upper reaches of Mount Washington, officials said. Kathryn McKee,
Hikers stuck in waist-deep snow rescued during Mount Washington whiteout
After about an hour of trying to rescue themselves, McKee, 51, of Southborough, Massachusetts, and Beata LeLacheur, 54, of Westborough, Massachusetts, called 911. They reached New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers, who plotted their GPS coordinates and directed them toward the trail - just 34 feet (10 meters) away. It didn't work.
Freezing hikers rescued during Mount Washington whiteout
They were in waist-deep snow and whiteout conditions. They were lost on the tallest mountain in the Northeast, known for its extreme, changeable weather. “That snow has nothing to stick to,” said Amy Cotter,
Hikers Rescued From Whiteout on Mt. Washington in All-Night Operation
New Hampshire Fish and Game said that the two hikers from Massachusetts were experienced and well-equipped, but encountered “unforeseen conditions.”
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The hikers decided to turn around from their attempt to summit a more than 6,000-foot high peak, deputies say.
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