Injured hiker rescued after falling off ledge at night
April 5, 2021
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JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) A Massachusetts hiker was seriously injured and had to be rescued after falling off a rock ledge in Monadnock State Park while hiking at night, officials said Monday.
Jennifer Publicover, 40, of Winchendon, Massachusetts, called 911 Sunday at 8:25 p.m. to report that she was on the White Arrow Trail and didn t have a light source but her cell phone died after speaking with a conservation for less than a minute, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. She started to panic and decided to hike down the trail in the dark when she fell off the roughly 20-foot- (6-meter-) high rock ledge onto rocks below, the department said.
One woman was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident in Pelham, New Hampshire, Saturday afternoon, officials announced. The Pelham police and fire.
Investigators say Cowper was riding on the ice when he lost control of the snowmobile. During the roll, police say he was thrown 30 feet into a large rock. Cowper was flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Authorities say speed and lack of a helmet appear to be contributing factors. The crash remains under investigation.
Riders are reminded to wear helmets and eye protection while operating snowmobiles.