CONTACT:
Conservation Officer Kamron Pelkey
603-271-3361
October 26, 2026
Nottingham, NH – On Saturday, October 24, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., NH Fish and Game was notified of multiple lost hikers on Shaw Trail in Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham.
Conservation Officers responded to Fundy Trail, along with Nottingham Fire Department and the Nottingham Police Department, for a group of lost hikers who could not find their way back to their car after the sun had set. Responders were able to stage vehicles at the Shaw Trail and Fundy Trail intersection and began hiking to the lost hikers approximately 0.5 miles on the Shaw Trail. Rescuers made contact with the lost group at approximately 11:00 p.m.
Rescuers walked the lost group to the trail intersection and then transported them to the trailhead. Rescuers arrived at the trailhead at approximately 11:00 p.m., and the lost group of hikers received medical attention from Nottingham Fire Department.
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