News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
April 12, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
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CONTACT: 
Capt. Martin Garabedian: (603) 271-3127 
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
April 12, 2005


MISSING MASSACHUSETTS HIKER RESCUED IN WHITE MOUNTAINS 

CONCORD, N.H. -- Tired and cold, but unharmed, 32-year-old missing 
hiker John Jackson, of Carlisle, Mass., was found on the Dry River Trail in 
the Crawford Notch area of New Hampshire's White Mountains by a team of 
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officers on Tuesday 
morning, April 12. 

Fish and Game officers had searched through the night and into the 
morning hours, with today's search hampered by late-season snow squalls 
sweeping through the area. Jackson had been missing since Monday night, 
when he failed to return as expected from a two-day hike he began on 
Sunday, April 10. He had spoken with his brother by cell phone on Sunday 
evening, reporting all was well, but then did not arrive back in 
Massachusetts Monday night as planned. He was reported missing on Monday night, 
and N.H. Fish and Game officers immediately began their search, 
assisted by a N.H. State Police helicopter.

"We're thankful that we succeeded in finding him," said Capt. Martin 
Garabedian of Fish and Game. "It's not advisable to hike alone, but 
Jackson was smart to let someone know when and where he was planning to hike 
and when he was expected home. Weather and trail conditions this time 
of year in the White Mountains are unpredictable - you have to be 
prepared for just about anything."

For hiking safety information, visit: http://www.hikesafe.com


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