PITTSBURG, N.H. (AP) - Rescuers have come to the aid of a stranded snowmobiler in a remote area of northern New Hampshire.
The Fish and Game Department says 48-year-old Christopher Thayer, of Epsom, got stuck in a ditch next to a trail near Rump Mountain on Tuesday night. His cellphone coverage was minimal, and when he reached 911, it was initially believed that he had been suffering a medical emergency.
Thayer was able to communicate via text messages with the Pittsburg Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club trailmaster, who determined his location and that he wasn’t suffering a medical emergency. Thayer was found about 90 minutes later by a Pittsburg firefighter close to the Maine border.
Police and the U.S. Border Patrol also helped look for Thayer.
Conservation Officer Chris Egan said the weather was challenging with wind-driven sleet and snow.
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