CONTACT:
Lt. Bradley Morse
CO Ronald Arsenault
603-744-5470
603-271-3361
July 26, 2021
Tamworth, NH – On Saturday, July 24 just after 5:00 p.m., New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified that a hiker was incapacitated by an allergic reaction on the Liberty Trail on Mt. Chocorua. The hiker was Patrick Cronin, 25, of Stratham, NH. Cronin was hiking with a friend when all of a sudden he started swelling up and having trouble breathing while descending from the summit. They were approximately one mile down the Liberty Trail from the summit.
Conservation Officers and a Carroll County sheriff were the first to arrive, followed by Tamworth Fire Department and Action Ambulance. Conservation Officers met Cronin approximately 1.5 miles up the trail from the trailhead. He was slowly making it down the trail. Cronin was transferred to a UTV for the last part of the evacuation. Cronin arrived at the trailhead at approximately 6:45 p.m., and was evaluated and treated by EMS personnel from Action Ambulance.
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