THOMPSON & MESERVES PURCHASE — New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers were notified of an emergency distress beacon activation through a Garmin device last Friday, April 15, at approximately 11:10 a.m.

The report came in from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center of an injured backcountry snowboarder in the Great Gulf in a ski run known as Turkey Shoot. The snowboarder, identified as Patrick McQuaide, 31, of Pelham had been on a solo trip when he fell and tumbled, striking rocks.

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