Man rescued after spending night stranded on Soper Mountain

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 6, 2025

Maine Game Wardens and members of the Maine Association of Search and Rescue Technical Rescue Team rescued a telecommunications worker Friday after he became stranded on Soper Mountain in northwest Piscataquis County the day before. Chad Wilcox, 51, of Connecticut, was hiking with two coworkers to service communications equipment when he became separated and trapped on a ledge with a steep drop.