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A White Mountain National Forest sign warns hikers about the dangers of hiking Huntington Ravine on Mount Washington.

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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