A 15-year-old male was rescued from the top of Mt. Washington after experiencing an allergic reaction near the summit buildings on Sunday, February 15th.
Rescue personnel responded Sunday afternoon, with New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officers notified about the incident around 1pm. Officers quickly learned that the boy was hiking with a group of Boy Scouts from Connecticut.
The group was assisting the subject and rendering first aid, having also alerted an employee of Mt. Washington State Park who was able to get the individual into a warm building. A rescue effort was coordinated between Conservation Officers, New Hampshire State Parks, and personnel from Gorham EMS.
The State Parks snow cat was ready and used to transport a Conservation Officer and EMS personnel to the summit up the Mt. Washington Auto Road. They arrived at 3:11pm, loading the patient into the snow cat and bringing him back down the mountain for a safe arrival at the base at 4pm.
The young man was then taken by ambulance to the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin for further evaluation and treatment. The patient was prepared for his hike, as was his group, and New Hampshire State Parks, Gorham EMS, and New Hampshire Fish and Game were prepared as well, making for a successful rescue effort.
