Mass. man prepared for N.H. hiking trip, but deep snow resulted in an emergency rescue

Mass. man prepared for N.H. hiking trip, but deep snow resulted in an emergency rescue

An Acton man was rescued after he did not bring snowshoes while hiking between Mount Guyot and South Twin Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, on Friday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. At around 8:45 a.m. on Friday, March 21, conservation officers were notified of a hiker in distress off the Twinway Trail between the two mountains, in a remote part of the Pemi Wilderness, Fish and Game said in a statement. The hiker, Gary Sulliv…

Mass. man rescued after getting stuck in waist-deep snow while hiking in NH

A Massachusetts man had to be rescued after he got lost and stuck in waist-deep snow while hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Friday. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department received a report around 8:45 a.m. Friday of a hiker in distress off the Twinway Trail between Mount Guyot and South Twin Mountain in Lincoln. The hiker had no cell service in the area but was still able to text 911 from his iPhone reporting that he had lost the…

Backpacker with dying phone rescued from "waist-deep" snow thanks to Apple's SOS function

The man was able to send a text without cell service before his phone died