PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 14, 2021
A Rhode Island man was airlifted off Mount Katahdin on Friday. The man, who was in his 60s, was coming coming down the Hunt Trail with his wife when he fell about 6 feet, suffering several injuries, including “an immobilized lower leg,” according to Baxter State Park officials. “Visitors are reminded that the opportunity for an air-lift should never be assumed,” park officials said in a news release. “Had the weather, crew availability, or location of the incident been less favorable, litter evacuation from the upper portion of the Hunt Trail to the nearest road may have required 30-40 people and would have taken 24-36 hours to complete.”