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Morris County Hiker Dies Climbing Mount Washington Morris County Hiker Dies Climbing Mount Washington
Morris County Hiker Dies Climbing Mount Washington A 63-year-old woman from Morris County died attempting to climb Mount Washington, authorities said. Sandra Lee of Mount Tabor was hiking up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail in sub-zero temperatures with two family members when she suffered symptoms of hypothermia around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, New Hampshire Fish and Game law enforcement said in a statement. Her family members called 9-1-1 when they got above the junction of Lion Head Trail and Tuckerman Ravine Trail. Windchills of 12 degrees with gusts up to 60 miles-per-hour were reported. "When Park staff arrived on the scene, they gave warm…

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by Cecilia Levine