UpdatedMon, Mar 15, 2021 at 11:32 pm ET
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Roy Sanford of Plymouth, MA died on an NH mountain, rescuers faced blizzard conditions and used a National Guard helicopter for the rescue. (NH Fish and Game)
BENTON, NH NH Fish and Game responded to a report of an overdue hiker on Mt. Moosilauke in the town of Benton on Sunday.
Roy Sanford, 66, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, had planned to take an up and back hike on Mt. Moosilauke via the Glencliff Trail. Sanford left Plymouth that morning and had arrived at the trailhead at approximately 7:45 a.m. His family expected him to return by dinner. At approximately 7 p.m. the family became concerned that he hadn t returned and notified NH State Police.