Hiker rescued from chest-deep snow on Mount Washington describes harrowing moment: ‘Is this really happening to us?’
Kathryn McKee and her hiking partner huddled in the darkness, waiting for a search team to make its way through subzero temperatures and sustained winds of 50 to 60 miles per hour.
Hikers recall harrowing rescue during whiteout conditions on Mount Washington
Two experienced hikers were rescued after an hourslong ordeal in which they became stranded in waist-deep snow and whiteout conditions.
Women who survived Mount Washington rescue say they recognized the risks
The two friends had hiked New Hampshire’s challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They returned and did it again Sunday after trekking through neighboring peaks in the White Mountains. Both veteran hikers,
Experienced Hikers Rescued After Night Spent on Infamous, Deadly Mountain
Two experienced hikers have been rescued, and one is recovering from frostbite, after enduring a night lost on one of the East Coast’s most notorious and deadly mountains.
Hikers on tallest mountain in Northeast rescued from whiteout snowstorm at 5,000 feet
Two experienced hikers were rescued from the tallest mountain in the Northeast after a whiteout snowstorm stranded them at about 5,000 feet on Sunday.
2 Mass. women rescued from ‘chest-deep snow’ on Mt. Washington
The two women called 911 just after 6 p.m. on Sunday after they became lost off the Jewell Trail, officials said.
Hikers stranded on Mount Washington safe after harrowing overnight rescue
The two experienced hikers fought chest-deep snow and freezing temperatures before huddling in snow to wait for rescuers.
Massachusetts hikers rescued from severe conditions on Mount Washington
Two experienced hikers had to be rescued from Mount Washington after they got stuck in chest-high snow. Fish and Game Department officials are urging hikers to exercise caution in the extreme conditions on the mountain.
How 2 Mass. hikers were rescued on Mt. Washington in whiteout conditions
If a pair of Massachusetts hikers had not properly prepared for a hike on Mt. Washington Sunday, they may not have survived the conditions they encountered, officials said.
Hikers from Southborough and Westborough are OK after Mount Washington rescue
Two Massachusetts hikers were rescued from Mount Washington in New Hampshire early Monday after becoming caught in whiteout conditions.
Storm strands hikers in chest-deep snow as trail vanishes, New Hampshire rescuers say
Two women, ages 51 and 54, both of Massachusetts, called 911 just after 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, to say they were lost off-trail in deep snow about 5,000 feet up the mountain, New Hampshire Fish & Game said in a Feb. 4 news release.
2 Massachusetts hikers rescued in extreme conditions on Mount Washington
Two experienced hikers were rescued from Mount Washington after being stranded in whiteout conditions, highlighting the ...
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Watch: First-person view of daring helicopter rescue off icy mountain
Footage shot by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office shows the harrowing rescue of an ice climber who fell 100 feet from Sloan Peak in western Washington on Saturday.