Wardens warn hikers to be prepared after a pair of rescues
By The Associated PressApril 5, 2021 GMT
The Maine Warden Service is warning that it may be spring but that cold weather can be dangerous after a pair of rescues over the weekend.
Wardens rescued a shivering family of five from New Jersey that got lost on Tumbledown Mountain and a Maine man who was suffering from hypothermia and likely would’ve died without help on the Appalachian Trail.
Wardens said the family and the solo hiker were not prepared for the cold weather that’s still gripping parts of Maine, particularly at higher elevations.