Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Woman Severely Injured While Hiking In North Conway
A Milton woman was carried off North Moat Trail Sunday by NH Fish and Game, North Conway Fire, and the US Forest Service.
NORTH CONWAY, NH - On Sunday, Sept. 6, shortly after 6 p.m. New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified that a hiker was injured on the North Moat Trail. NH Fish and Game identified the hiker as Heather O’Donnell, 56, of Milton.
NH Fish and Game Sgt. Alex Lopashanski said O’Donnell was hiking with her husband and two children, they were over a mile from the trailhead when she severely injured her lower leg. Her husband was able to place a call to 911 for assistance.
Along with Conservation Officers, rescuers from North Conway Fire and the US Forest Service responded. She was placed in a litter and carried out to the trailhead.
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She arrived back at the trailhead shortly before 8 p.m. and was transported by ambulance to the Memorial Hospital in North Conway for treatment.
