SARGENT’S PURCHASE — A Center Ossipee man was rescued Sunday after he injured his leg descending the Lion Head Trail on Mount Washington.

Shortly before 2 p.m., rescue personnel were notified that Eric Eldridge, 44, had injured his lower leg on what is one of the steepest trails on the mountain and needed to be carried down. N.H. Fish and Game conservation officers used their ATVs to drive to the Hermit Lake Shelter to expedite the rescue.

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