Rescuers in New Hampshire recovered the body of a hiker who died after he fell 300 hundred feet off a cliff on Mt. Willard in Crawford Notch on Saturday morning.
hiker died Saturday morning after he fell off the summit of a mountain and plunged hundreds of feet off a cliff while taking photos of the area with his wife, authorities said.New Hampshire, Fish and Game said in a statement.
"The hiker’s wife heard her husband yell and looked over to notice him falling over the edge of the mountain down a steep cliff that extended to the bottom approximately 800 feet," the agency said. His wife called 911 for help after she couldn’t reach him due to the steep and icy conditions on the summit.Rescue technicians arrived and rappelled down the cliff, where they located the fallen hiker about 300 feet below the summit at around 2:30 p.m., the agency said. The hiker was pronounced dead at the scene.and lifted him to the summit.
Rescuers rappelled down the cliff and located the body of the hiker around 2:30 p.m., authorities said. Rescuers then carried the body down the mountain to the trailhead parking area, where officials said they arrived at 6:45 p.m.A welcome plaque at the entrance of Crawford Notch State Park in New Hampshire.
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