Hiker Thomas Charland is hoisted in a litter to a helicopter in Huntington Ravine on Saturday after he fell 50 feet while hiking on the ravine trail. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Hiker Thomas Charland is hoisted in a litter to a helicopter in Huntington Ravine on Saturday after he fell 50 feet while hiking on the ravine trail. (COURTESY PHOTO)
A White Mountain National Forest sign warns hikers about the dangers of hiking Huntington Ravine on Mount Washington. (COURTESY PHOTO)
PINKHAM NOTCH — A Canadian hiker had to be rescued by helicopter after he fell 50 feet from a steep ravine on the side of Mount Washington on Saturday.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said Thomas Charland, 24, of Quebec City, was seriously injured when he fell from a steep slab on the upper reaches of Huntington Ravine around 12:30 p.m.
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