Overview
- Conservation officers responded Saturday night after two Plymouth, Mass., teens called 911 from near the Mount Washington summit.
- Seventeen-year-old Khang Nguyen reported severe leg pain as he and 18-year-old Vaughn Webb ran out of food and water in near-freezing, high-wind conditions.
- A Mount Washington State Park employee found them around 8 p.m., brought them into a summit building, and provided first aid along with food and water.
- Workers had cleared a route on the Mount Washington Auto Road, allowing officers in four-wheel-drive pickups to evacuate the pair, with everyone off the mountain by 10 p.m.
- New Hampshire Fish and Game said this rescue follows several recent White Mountains incidents and urged hikers to carry extra supplies and plan for fast-changing weather.