Merrimack woman injured while hiking
Apr. 12—Rescue crews carried an injured Merrimack hiker along a snow- and ice-covered trail to safety on Thursday, authorities said.
Heather Roberts, 56, was hiking on the summit of Mount Cube in Orford when she was injured, according to Fish and Game.
A 911 call about 3 p.m. notified authorities that Roberts had fallen on a slippery wet rock and injured her upper leg and couldn't continue.
The first rescuers reached the injured hiker at 4:56 p.m., about 2.2 miles from the trailhead of the Cross Rivendell Trail. Heather was packaged into a rescue litter and rescuers starting to carry her out shortly after 6 p.m.
At least half of the 2.2-mile trek was snow- and ice-covered trail with deep snow in some areas. Rescuers made it to the trailhead on Baker Road at 7:45 p.m.
Roberts was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon by the Upper Valley Ambulance.
Rescuers from Fish and Game, the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team, Orford Fire, Wentworth Fire, Hanover Fire, Lyme Fire as well as Thetford, Vt., Fire and Fairlee, Vt., Fire responded to the trailhead.
Heather and her hiking partner were well-prepared for a winter day hike and were wearing micro-spike traction devices.
Conservation Officers want to remind people that winter conditions still persist at elevation throughout New Hampshire's White Mountains and to prepare accordingly.
