New Hampshire Fish and Game recovered the body of a missing hiker on Thursday morning.Officials said 37-year-old Christopher Roma was found dead at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, and thanks to a planned aerial extraction his body was recovered early Thursday.Officials said they received a distress call from Roma on Tuesday saying he was very cold before the call dropped.Rescuers were able to trace his coordinates, placing him between Mount Bond and Mount Guyot, but harsh conditions made it nearly impossible for rescue crews on the ground to reach him in time. Due to low-lying clouds, a helicopter rescue wasn’t possible.Rescue teams were finally able to locate Roma’s body on Wednesday night, with the helicopter completing the extraction several hours later once the cloud ceiling lifted.Officials said Roma was an experienced hiker and well-known throughout New Hampshire’s mountains.
New Hampshire Fish and Game recovered the body of a missing hiker on Thursday morning.
Officials said 37-year-old Christopher Roma was found dead at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, and thanks to a planned aerial extraction his body was recovered early Thursday.
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Officials said they received a distress call from Roma on Tuesday saying he was very cold before the call dropped.
Rescuers were able to trace his coordinates, placing him between Mount Bond and Mount Guyot, but harsh conditions made it nearly impossible for rescue crews on the ground to reach him in time.
Due to low-lying clouds, a helicopter rescue wasn’t possible.
Rescue teams were finally able to locate Roma’s body on Wednesday night, with the helicopter completing the extraction several hours later once the cloud ceiling lifted.
Officials said Roma was an experienced hiker and well-known throughout New Hampshire’s mountains.
