Two trail runners, including Mainer, rescued after 1 lost shoes, ran barefoot in snow
The men were airlifted from Mount Lafayette in New Hampshire after losing a popular loop trail.
By Associated Press
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FRANCONIA, N.H. Two trail runners were airlifted from a New Hampshire mountain over the weekend after one man lost his shoes and continued running barefoot through several feet of snow, officials said.
State Fish and Game Department conservation officers were called to Mount Lafayette before 1 p.m. Saturday after Michael Burleson, 35, of Gorham, Maine, and Nicholas Drouin, 34, of North Hampton, contacted 911 for help, The New Hampshire Union-Leader reported.
Trail runner who continued after losing shoes, rescued due to ‘frozen extremities’
Mt. Lafayette and Franconia Ridge in winter. Courtesy Associated Press
Published: 1/25/2021 3:58:13 PM
Two trail runners were airlifted from a New Hampshire mountain over the weekend after one man lost his shoes and continued running barefoot through several feet of snow, officials said.
State Fish and Game Department conservation officers were called to Mount Lafayette before 1 p.m. Saturday after Michael Burleson, 35, of Gorham, Maine, and Nicholas Drouin, 34, of North Hampton, contacted 911 for help, the
New Hampshire Union Leader reported.
The hikers told conservation officers that they were trying to complete a popular trail loop in four hours but lost the path as they descended from the mountain amid 40 mph winds, snow and freezing temperatures.