Somerville Resident Injured While Hiking Mt. Chocorua In NH

SOMERVILLE, MA — A Somerville resident was injured Saturday while hiking the Champney Falls Trail on Mt. Chocorua in New Hampshire.

Steven Mathieu, 36, was descending the trail from the summit with a group of six friends around 4:15 p.m. when he severely injured his ankle.

The group was over 2.5 miles from the trailhead and there is no cell service in the area, so two members of the group hiked out and drove to service in order to call for help. A passing hiker assisted Mathieu by splinting his ankle and he did attempt to move down the trail, but his injury prevented any significant progress.

Just before 5:30, Conservation Officers and members of the Mountain Rescue Service and Lakes Region Search and Rescue responded. Rescuers met Mathieu on the trail, stabilized his injury, placed him in a litter, and carried him out.

Mathieu arrived back at the trailhead shortly before 11:00 p.m. He was treated at the trailhead by Conway Ambulance Service and taken to the Memorial Hospital in North Conway for additional treatment.