Overview
- Troopers in a state police helicopter located a lost hiker by spotting her flashlight Sunday evening in Mount Washington, Massachusetts.
- The woman started hiking around 2:55 p.m., then texted her husband after 5:20 p.m. that she was lost with fading cell service before reaching 911 to share her GPS coordinates.
- The State Police Air Wing and the Special Emergency Response Team deployed to the area, and ground crews followed guidance from the helicopter to reach her about 1.5 miles from the trailhead.
- Rescuers brought her out safely without injuries, according to radio traffic captured during the operation.
- Police posted a grainy aerial video of the search and used the case to remind hikers to share plans, know their route, and keep phones charged, noting the location is the Massachusetts town of Mount Washington, not New Hampshire’s peak.