Portsmouth Hiker Injured, Assisted By New Hampshire Fish & Game

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Fish & Game Department assisted hikers Saturday in both Albany and Holderness, according to reports. At 2 p.m., conservation officers and members of the U.S. Forest Service as well as Lakes Region Search and Rescue and students from SOLO Wilderness Medicine Instructors responded to South Moat Trail in Albany after Ernestine Greenslade, 62, of Portsmouth, lost her footing and injured her ankle. Greenslade, according to Sgt. Alex Lopshanski of Fish & Game, was hiking with a number of family members and friends and was descending from the summit at the time of the injury.

"Rescuers located Greenslade a little over two miles from the trailhead," he said. "They treated her and placed her in a litter. She was carried out in the litter and arrived back at the trailhead shortly after 8 p.m. She was driven from the scene by the Conway Ambulance and taken to the Memorial Hospital for treatment."

The group were prepared for the conditions, Lopshanski said, it was important to remember that winter conditions currently exist on the Presidential Range and as daylight hours end, temperatures will fall and conditions become slippery or dark.

Bay State Hikers Found

Four hours after the injury in Albany, two Massachusetts hikers reported that they were lost on Mount Percival in Holderness.

Sophie Yang, 28, of Brockton, MA, and Wendy Lee, 29, from Boston, MA, became lost while descending from the summit and called 911 for assistance. Conservation officers attempted to talk them back to the trail but without lights, a map, or a compass, they were unable to navigate the directions.

One of the officers hiked into the trail, found them at just past 9:30 p.m., and escorted them back to the parking area.

Lt. Bradley Morse of NH Fish & Game said the incident was a good reminder for hikers to plan ahead and have the appropriate equipment. The department's Hike Safe website has a list of recommended equipment.

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