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Hiker, 70, Revived on Pine Mountain After Collapse, Airlifted to Maine Hospital

Quick AED access proved critical during a coordinated rescue in remote terrain.

Overview

  • Officials said the man collapsed around 9:15 a.m. Saturday on the Pine Mountain Trail in Gorham, New Hampshire.
  • Fellow hikers called 911, performed CPR, and retrieved an AED from the nearby Horton Center, restoring a pulse before rescuers arrived.
  • Gorham Fire and EMS, New Hampshire Fish and Game, and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue carried the patient off the trail for definitive care.
  • He was taken by ambulance to the Gorham Airport and transferred to a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter bound for Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
  • Responders reported he was responsive at the time of transport, while his longer-term condition remained unknown Saturday night.