A 20-year-old hiker lost consciousness on Maine’s tallest mountain and spent a scary night on the infamous Knife Edge Trail before being airlifted to safety by a Maine Army National Guard helicopter, officials said Wednesday. The hiker began struggling after her group of six reached the summit of 5,269-foot Mount Katahdin around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, and she was unable to…
Published 45 seconds agoA 20-year-old hiker lost consciousness on Maine's tallest mountain and spent a scary night on the infamous Knife Edge Trail before being airlifted to safety by a Maine Army National Guard helicopter, officials said Wednesday.
The hiker was airlifted to a hospital Sunday morning in Bangor, Adam said. She was released from the emergency room, but her condition was not known, he said. The other hikers told rescuers the illness came on quickly on the Knife Edge, a narrow trail with steep dropoffs on both sides, said Mathew Lint, one of three members of North Search and Rescue who climbed the mountain to assist.
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