CONTACT:
Lieutenant Mark Ober
603-788-4850
July 25, 2026
Sargent’s Purchase, NH – On Saturday, July 25, 2026, at approximately 1:20 p.m., NH Fish and Game received a 911 call about an injured hiker on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail near the Tuckerman Junction approximately ½ mile from the summit of Mt. Washington. The hiker, identified as Richard Beaulieu, 18, of Granby, MA, had suffered a significant leg injury and could no longer continue on.
Passing hikers with EMT certifications assessed the injury and provided medical support while a rescue crew was assembled. A rescue response from NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers, Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue (AVSAR), and Lakes Region Search and Rescue (LRSAR) responded to this incident.
Rescue personnel were transported up the Mt. Washington Auto Road to the summit and hiked down the ½ mile to the injured hiker. He was placed in a litter and carried back up to the summit by the rescue personnel and the four Good Samaritan hikers who stayed to help.
At 5:50 p.m., the rescue crew made it to the summit where Beaulieu was placed in a Fish and Game cruiser and transported down the Auto Road where he was then transferred to the Gorham Ambulance. Beaulieu was ultimately transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for treatment of his injury.