INTENT TO MURDER. HIKER — A HIKER IS DEAD AFTER FALLING OFF THE SUMMIT OF A MOUNTAIN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE MAN WAS ON MOUNT WILLARD WHEN HE WAS TAKING PHOTOS OF THE SUMMIT WITH HIS WIFE WHEN HE FELL DOWN A STEEP CLIFF. HIS WIFE CALLED 911, BUT THE RESCUE SERVICE WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH HIM UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO GET TO HIS BODY.
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Hiker falls to death from cliff while taking photos atop New Hampshire mountain
Updated: 10:06 PM EST Dec 11, 2022
A hiker fell 300 feet to his death after tumbling from a cliff on the summit of Mount Willard in New Hampshire, officials said.The hiker and his wife were snapping photos late Saturday morning before she heard her husband call out, and turned to see him falling over the edge of the cliff, New Hampshire Fish and Game said. Mountain Rescue Service technicians had to rappel in icy conditions to retrieve the hiker’s body from the face of the cliff, and it took hours to move the body to the trailhead parking lot, officials said.State officials didn’t immediately release the name of the victim or spouse.With an elevation of about 2,865 feet, Mount Willard is in the center of Crawford Notch, and its summit provides a commanding view of the region.Watch the video above for the full story.
A hiker fell 300 feet to his death after tumbling from a cliff on the summit of Mount Willard in New Hampshire, officials said.
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The hiker and his wife were snapping photos late Saturday morning before she heard her husband call out, and turned to see him falling over the edge of the cliff, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.
Mountain Rescue Service technicians had to rappel in icy conditions to retrieve the hiker’s body from the face of the cliff, and it took hours to move the body to the trailhead parking lot, officials said.
State officials didn’t immediately release the name of the victim or spouse.
With an elevation of about 2,865 feet, Mount Willard is in the center of Crawford Notch, and its summit provides a commanding view of the region.
Watch the video above for the full story.
