Overview
- The rescue, which unfolded Saturday night, followed a 7:30 p.m. 911 call from two Plymouth teens sheltering next to a summit building.
- Forecasters measured about 37 to 38 degrees with a windchill near 23 degrees, gusts up to roughly 39 mph, and limited visibility.
- A Mount Washington State Park employee reached them by about 8 p.m. and brought them inside to give first aid for a painful leg.
- Conservation officers drove four-wheel-drive pickups to the top and transported the pair down, with everyone off the mountain by about 10 p.m.
- The hikers, identified as 17-year-old Khang Nguyen and 18-year-old Vaughn Webb, later said they ran out of food and water and that the scare will change how they prepare for future hikes.