WELD, Maine - A family of five from Freehold Township had to be rescued from a mountain in Maine on Saturday after they became stranded at the freezing, snow-covered summit, authorities said.
The family had hiked to the top of Tumbledown Mountain located in western Maine about 90 miles north of Portland. But because of snow and ice at the roughly 3,000-foot peak, they could not find the trailhead to begin their trek back down, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said in a statement.
The family identified as Don Latona, 53, his wife Meena Latona, 52, daughters Ashley, 22, and Meaghan, 20, and their 18-year-old son Connor remained stuck at the summit as dusk was approaching and temperatures were dropping. They didn t have enough food, proper clothing or sufficient light to make it down the mountain themselves, authorities said.
A family and a hiker are safe after Maine Game Wardens and first responders executed two rescues in freezing temperatures Saturday night into Sunday morning.