Framingham Man Injured In Mt. Washington Snowboarding Incident

CONWAY, NH — A 22-year-old Framingham man was seriously injured over the weekend in a hiking accident on Mt. Washington.

Ian Brown was hiking up Tuckerman's Ravine on Saturday in an attempt to snowboard down the slope. He slipped and fell, according to authorities in New Hampshire, and tumbled a long distance. A doctor who was also hiking the ravine was able to help Brown before he was taken to a hospital in nearby Conway.

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said that Brown and the people he was hiking with were not prepared for the conditions.

"Officers determined that Mr. Brown and the group with him were not experienced 'back-country' snowboarders and did not have some necessary safety equipment that would have likely saved Mr. Brown from injury including micro-spikes and self-arrest gear," the department said in a statement.