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sl8

(16,245 posts) Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:18 PM Jun 2022

Massachusetts hiker dies near Mt. Washington after rescue in snow, 80 mph wind gusts

https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/06/massachusetts-hiker-dies-near-mt-washington-after-rescue-in-snow-80-mph-wind-gusts.html

Massachusetts hiker dies near Mt. Washington after rescue in snow, 80 mph wind gusts

Published: Jun. 20, 2022, 9:43 a.m.
By The Associated Press | MassLive

A hiker who was suffering from severe hypothermia on a New Hampshire trail near Mt. Washington died at a hospital hours after rescuers faced driving rain, blowing snow and winds gusting to over 80 mph to reach him, conservation officers said.

The hiker was rescued from Gulfside Trail on Saturday night. Xi Chen, 53, of Andover, Massachusetts, was overcome by severe weather conditions.

Fish and Game Department officers said they heard from his wife, who said she received a text from Chen saying he was cold and wet and couldn’t continue on.

“He further wrote that he felt he would die without a rescue,” the department said in a news release.

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Massachusetts hiker dies near Mt. Washington after rescue in snow, 80 mph wind gusts (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2022 OP

The mountain is subject to sudden weather change. If clouds come in, go back down the trail. 3Hotdogs Jun 2022 #1

Sorry...rescue really tried. Enter stage left Jun 2022 #2

IIRC, MT Washington is notoriously deadly due to ridiculous wind chill, even in the summer. RockRaven Jun 2022 #3

I call that death by cell phone where someone gets into trouble, makes a call for rescue then spike jones Jun 2022 #4

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)

1. The mountain is subject to sudden weather change. If clouds come in, go back down the trail.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:25 PM

Jun 2022

I recall reading that there are hikers whose remains have never been found.

Enter stage left

(3,823 posts)

2. Sorry...rescue really tried.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:28 PM

Jun 2022

For rescue teams everywhere...

RockRaven

(16,261 posts)

3. IIRC, MT Washington is notoriously deadly due to ridiculous wind chill, even in the summer.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:35 PM

Jun 2022

Hurricane force winds on the regular, plus precip. Highest wind speeds in the US/North America. Three-digit known deaths in the last century-plus.

spike jones

(1,776 posts)

4. I call that death by cell phone where someone gets into trouble, makes a call for rescue then

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 08:59 PM

Jun 2022

sits down and dies while waiting. If you are out alone like that and not lost, make the call, tell them which way you are going but you need to always, always make the effort to get yourself out. Or else just stay out of the mountains.

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