Hiker who set out in warm spring weather found dead after snowstorm in New Hampshire mountains

A Massachusetts hiker who acceptable retired successful lukewarm outpouring upwind was recovered dormant heavy successful New Hampshire’s White Mountains aft a snowstorm dumped respective inches of snowfall successful the area, authorities said.

Kent Wood, 61, of West Roxbury, was discovered Tuesday evening connected a distant conception of the Kinsman Pond Trail successful Franconia Notch, astir 5.5 miles from his vehicle, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Wood had driven to Franconia Notch connected April 17 for a play camping and hiking trip, and acceptable retired connected a hike the adjacent greeting successful warm, wide weather, officials said. Family and friends past heard from him Saturday afternoon.

When helium failed to instrumentality oregon marque interaction for 2 days, officials said relatives reported him missing Tuesday morning, prompting a large-scale search.

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An aerial presumption of Franconia Notch State Park successful New Hampshire, wherever a hiker was recovered dormant connected Tuesday. (Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group, File)

Rescuers rapidly learned Wood had packed for mild conditions, not the 3 to 5 inches of snowfall that fell successful the country betwixt Sunday and Monday.

Fog hovers implicit a constrictive roadworthy done Franconia Notch successful the White Mountain National Forest successful New Hampshire connected Dec. 27, 2021. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis)

Search teams from Fish and Game, PEMI Valley Search and Rescue, and the Army National Guard launched a coordinated effort, focusing connected the Lonesome Lake and Kinsman Pond areas.

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Conservation officers located Wood’s assemblage astir 7:41 p.m. Tuesday. Crews carried him retired overnight, reaching the trailhead soon aft 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Franconia Notch and the Appalachian Trail are seen successful New Hampshire connected Sept. 21. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

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Since Friday, six hikers from Massachusetts person been rescued successful the White Mountains, Fish and Game said.

Officials are reminding hikers that wintertime conditions inactive grip the mountains, with snow, freezing temperatures and rapidly changing weather.