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Mountain biker dies on trail in Wentworth

Green Woodlands Foundation trail map in Wentworth and Dorchester, New Hampshire.
Green Woodlands Foundation trail map in Wentworth and Dorchester, New Hampshire.

A mountain biker who was found unresponsive on a trail system in Wentworth died Sunday.

According to New Hampshire Fish and Game, emergency medical care was administered by individuals on the trail, but John Borger III, 55, of Grantham, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Emergency responders, with the Office of the Medical Examiner, moved Borger to the trailhead at Rowentown Road to be received by authorities and funeral home personnel.

No further information was available.

The Green Woodlands Foundation, a private, family operated organization, is located in Dorchester and Wentworth.

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Dan is a long-time New Hampshire journalist who has written for outlets including Foster's Daily Democrat, The Citizen of Laconia, The Boston Globe, and The Eagle-Tribune. He comes to NHPR from the New Hampshire Union Leader, where he reported on state, local, and national politics.
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