Hiker dies on Mount Carrigan in White Mountains

ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 25, 2021

A hiker was pronounced dead on Saturday after being found unconscious on Mount Carrigan in the White Mountains, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. A 911 call came in around 12:30 p.m. reporting a hiker who was found unconscious and not breathing on the Signal Ridge Trail, the department said in a statement. The hike was found about four miles from the closest trailhead. Other hikers performed CPR while rescue crews were on the way, but the person was later pronounced dead.