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Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail
Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail A 30-year-old Massachusetts woman was carried out from a popular New Hampshire hiking trail over the weekend after she suffered a "significant lower leg injury," authorities announced.  Leenah Hassan, of Boston, was hiking with friends on the Lonesome Lake trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire, around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. Hassan stopped along the three-mile loop to take a photo of the lake, slipped on a wet rock, and fell "awkwardly" on her leg, NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers said.  Cell phone service in that area is "spotty," but authorities received a 911…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Person Reportedly Trapped Inside Burning Brimfield Home (DEVELOPING) Person Reportedly Trapped Inside Burning Brimfield Home (DEVELOPING)
Person Reportedly Trapped Inside Burning Brimfield Home (Developing) Crews were responding to a multi-alarm fire at a Central Massachusetts home where a person was reportedly trapped inside, unconfirmed reports said. The fire broke out at 26 Third Street in Brimfield around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, according to a Tweet from Quiet Corner Alerts. Brimfield | MA | 26 Third St | MULTI ALARM FIRE | Units o/s with smoke showing from a residence. 2nd alarm struck — Quiet Corner Alerts New England (@QCA_NewEngland) December 22, 2022 The fire was quickly updated to three alarms and at least one person was reportedly trapped inside.  Daily Voice has reached …

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by David Cifarelli
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MA Man, 77, Rescued After Falling Into Tree While Hiking Mt. Garfield In NH MA Man, 77, Rescued After Falling Into Tree While Hiking Mt. Garfield In NH
MA Man, 77, Rescued After Falling Into Tree While Hiking Mt. Garfield In NH A 77-year-old man from Massachusetts is lucky to be alive after he tripped and fell into a tree while hiking in New Hampshire this week, authorities said. Raymond Pike, of Salisbury, was hiking with his niece when he took a dive about a quarter mile from the top of Mount Garfield on the Garfield Ridge Trail in Franconia. This happened a little before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, NH Fish and Game said on Facebook.  Hiker Rescued off Garfield Ridge Trail Franconia, NH: At 3:54 pm on October 11, 2022 the New Hampshire Fish & Game... Posted by NH Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division …

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by David Cifarelli
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Rock Climber Rescued After Being Stuck For Hours On Cliff In Region, Officials Say Rock Climber Rescued After Being Stuck For Hours On Cliff In Region, Officials Say
Rock Climber Rescued After Being Stuck For Hours On Cliff In Region, Officials Say A rock climber was rescued by a technical rescue team after his leg became lodged in between two rocks for more than three hours. The incident took place in Windham County in Killingly on Wednesday, July 27 at Ross Cliffs in Old Furnace State Park.  The Killingly Fire Department and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to a report of an adult male who got his leg stuck between two rocks while rock climbing at Ross Cliffs in Old Furnace State Park near the Ross Pond Boat Launch in Killingly, said Will Healy, spokesman for DEEP. The South Killingly Multi-Agenc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Western Mass Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Western Mass
Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Western Mass Police and firefighters rescued a Western Massachusetts woman after she fell down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream. The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, when Northampton Police and Northampton Fire Rescue responded behind the Millbank Condominiums for a 53-year-old woman that had fallen down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream, the fire department said. Police officers were able to pull the woman out, and firefighters extricated the female up the steep embankment using a sled.  The woman was transported to Cooley Dickins…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire
CT Man Dies Hiking In New Hampshire A Connecticut man died after suffering an unknown medical condition while hiking. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14 in Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Officials say that the man from New Haven County, a 66-year-old Naugatuck resident, was hiking the Jewell Trail with his sons when he suddenly collapsed more than 2 miles up from the Base Station parking lot, His sons immediately started CPR and called 911, said Lieutenant Mark Ober of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Fish and Game Conservation officers were alerted to the emergency and st…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY Lawyer Who Moved To Florida In March Among Missing After Florida Condo Collapse NY Lawyer Who Moved To Florida In March Among Missing After Florida Condo Collapse
NY Lawyer Who Moved To Florida In March Among Missing After Florida Condo Collapse A New York lawyer who moved to Florida just three months ago is reportedly one of the 159 people still missing in the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida. Linda March, age 58, remains unaccounted for, according to her ex-husband, David Cohen. "Apparently, she did live on the side of the building that had collapsed," he told the Daily News. He added that March moved into the building about three months ago, and she was already looking to move out due to construction. Linda MarchLinkedin/Linda March As of Friday, June 25, four people have been confirmed dead following the collapse arou…

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by Kathy Reakes