Tagged: rescue

North Country
11:15 am
Mon May 14, 2012

Three Hikers - And A Big Dog - Rescued By Fish and Game

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say they had to rescue three hikers and a dog over the weekend.  The hikers ran into trouble on Little Haystack Mountain in Grafton County.  NHPR’s Chris Jensen has more.

(Jensen) A 29-year-old Manchester man used his cell phone late Saturday to call for help after it got dark before he could finish hiking down from Little Haystack Mountain.

And he lacked a flashlight.

Fish and Game lieutenant James Kneeland says says hikers who don’t bring the right supplies continuously pose a dilemma for the department.

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