New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say two people have died in two days while hiking trails in the White Mountains, while a third hiker from Dublin was rescued and survived.
News releases from the agency say two people were rescued while attempting to climb Mount Washington on Thursday. The first, 63-year-old Sandra Lee of New Jersey, sustained an unknown medical condition on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Hours later, 80-year-old James Clark of Dublin was found immobile in the fetal position with signs of hypothermia. He was treated at a hospital for what authorities say were non-life-threatening injuries. On Friday, 69-year-old William Whittenaur of New Hampshire had a medical emergency and died on the Blue Trail, part of a system leading to Mt. Cabot in Shelburne. The New Hampshire Union Leader reports Clark had to be carried about 1.7 miles down Lion Head Trail after being left behind by family, who didn’t realize he was in trouble until after they’d summited and descended a different trail.