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From today's Littleton Courier:
Pemi Valley Search and Rescue responds to crises in Franconia Notch
by John Serpa write the author
07/27/2005 - FRANCONIA—The Pemigewassett Valley Search and Rescue team last week received two rescue calls in consecutive days for assistance on the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia Notch.
The first call came in on the afternoon of July 20. Reports indicated that a 44-year-old man had fallen at a location approximately one-half hour in from the trailhead at Lafayette Place campground, and suffered a possible fractured leg.
Sugar Hill Fire Chief Allan Clark, who serves as director for the team, said the man was part of a church group.
"The group had made a makeshift stretcher and was dragging him down the trail," Clark said. "Members of NH Fish & Game and the Pemi Valley Search and Rescue had brought up a stokeslitter, which they transferred him to in order to complete the carryout."
Clark said the carryout was completed fairly quickly because the man was only 15 minutes up the trail by the time rescuers arrived.
"We didn't need a lot of help because of where he was and because he was with a group that provided assistance," Clark said.
The man was transported to Littleton Regional Hospital (LRH) where he was treated for a leg injury and released.
The second call came in to Pemi Valley Search and Rescue headquarters less than 24 hours later.
Clark said he received a report of a 7-year-old boy suffering a seizure about a mile-and-a-half up the Falling Waters Trail.
Ultimately, the Pemi Valley team's services would not be necessary.
"We were in the process of getting organized at the trailhead to go up and find out what we were going to need for manpower," Clark said. "But two workers from the [Appalachian Mountain Club's] Greenleaf Hut were off duty and on their way down the trail when they came upon the boy. They had enough insight to know to pick up the boy and carry him out."
The boy was transported to LRH.
Clark said there has been a lot of activity in the mountains recently, including an overdue hiker on the Ammonoosuc Trail Sunday night. The hiker was located before Fish and Game arrived on the scene.
"It's that time of year when there are a lot of people up there and incidents will happen," Clark said. "Fortunately, most of them get worked out. But the team is raring to go whenever it's necessary."
Pemi Valley Search and Rescue responds to crises in Franconia Notch
by John Serpa write the author
07/27/2005 - FRANCONIA—The Pemigewassett Valley Search and Rescue team last week received two rescue calls in consecutive days for assistance on the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia Notch.
The first call came in on the afternoon of July 20. Reports indicated that a 44-year-old man had fallen at a location approximately one-half hour in from the trailhead at Lafayette Place campground, and suffered a possible fractured leg.
Sugar Hill Fire Chief Allan Clark, who serves as director for the team, said the man was part of a church group.
"The group had made a makeshift stretcher and was dragging him down the trail," Clark said. "Members of NH Fish & Game and the Pemi Valley Search and Rescue had brought up a stokeslitter, which they transferred him to in order to complete the carryout."
Clark said the carryout was completed fairly quickly because the man was only 15 minutes up the trail by the time rescuers arrived.
"We didn't need a lot of help because of where he was and because he was with a group that provided assistance," Clark said.
The man was transported to Littleton Regional Hospital (LRH) where he was treated for a leg injury and released.
The second call came in to Pemi Valley Search and Rescue headquarters less than 24 hours later.
Clark said he received a report of a 7-year-old boy suffering a seizure about a mile-and-a-half up the Falling Waters Trail.
Ultimately, the Pemi Valley team's services would not be necessary.
"We were in the process of getting organized at the trailhead to go up and find out what we were going to need for manpower," Clark said. "But two workers from the [Appalachian Mountain Club's] Greenleaf Hut were off duty and on their way down the trail when they came upon the boy. They had enough insight to know to pick up the boy and carry him out."
The boy was transported to LRH.
Clark said there has been a lot of activity in the mountains recently, including an overdue hiker on the Ammonoosuc Trail Sunday night. The hiker was located before Fish and Game arrived on the scene.
"It's that time of year when there are a lot of people up there and incidents will happen," Clark said. "Fortunately, most of them get worked out. But the team is raring to go whenever it's necessary."
