Medical Patient Rescued After Becoming Lost In The Woods Of Webster

WEBSTER, NH — A person who became lost in Webster after leaving a rehab facility was found after six hours later with the help of state and local first responders and Good Samaritans.

Around 4 p.m., a person walked away from the NeuroRestorative Center in Webster, a medical facility specializing in brain injuries, disorders, spinal cord rehabilitation, and other services. A resident who lives near the facility spotted the person on their security system and reported them walking into a large wooded area.

New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers were notified about the missing person around 7 p.m. and began searching the area.

“Due to the vast area the individual had entered,” Sgt. Kevin Bronson of NH Fish & Game said, “Webster Police, Webster Fire Department, Concord Fire Department, and Salisbury Fire Department, along with conservation officers with the fish and game department, responded to search for the missing individual.”

ATVs were used to search the trail systems in the area. At just before 10 p.m., a conservation officer made voice contact with the lost person and had a rough idea where they were, across from a large swamp, he said. A nearby resident heard the yelling, found the person, and stayed with them until rescue crews arrived, Bronson said.

The person was found in the woods off Dear Meadow Road near the Boscawen, Concord, and Webster boundaries.

“NH Fish and Game would like to thank all responding agencies for a quick and positive resolution to this lost person,” Bronson said.

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