Massachusetts lady airlifted off of Mount Monadnock after fall

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Passing hikers helped carry Cynthia Bissell, 65, down the path, and inclement climate initially prevented a helicopter from touchdown through the rescue mission.

A view from the summit of Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, N.H.
A view from the summit of Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, N.H. Amy Newman/Boston Globe Workers

A Massachusetts lady was airlifted off of New Hampshire’s Mount Monadnock after falling and struggling a severe head harm on Tuesday, officers stated.

Cynthia Bissell, 65, was mountain climbing down the White Dot Path when she fell, the New Hampshire Fish and Recreation Division stated in a information launch. The Barre lady’s mountain climbing companion was in a position to name for assist, and N.H. Fish and Recreation conservation officers and others within the space responded at about 1:52 p.m.

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The severity of Bissell’s accidents prompted a mountain patrol ranger, an EMT, to request a medical helicopter.

Passing hikers helped carry Bissell down the path to the closest touchdown zone, however the Dartmouth Hitchcock Superior Response Group helicopter wasn’t in a position to land on account of inclement climate. 

Conservation officers reached out to the New Hampshire Military Nationwide Guard to see if they’d have the ability to choose up Bissell utilizing a helicopter hoist. By 4:45 p.m., the climate circumstances on the summit had improved sufficient {that a} N.H. Military Nationwide Guard helicopter was in a position to choose up Bissell, who was taken to Harmony Hospital. 

“This helicopter extraction resulted in Bissell reaching hospital care a number of hours prior to if she needed to be carried down the mountain by rescuers,” N.H. Fish and Recreation stated.