Bystanders, LifeFlight of Maine help rescue New Hampshire hiker
By WMTW News Staff
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GORHAM, New Hampshire (WMTW) — With the help of Life Flight of Maine, local rescue crews saved a hiker in New Hampshire who collapsed from an apparent heart attack on Pine Mountain.
According to Gorham Fire and EMS, the call came amidst a busy morning as officials were assisting with traffic control for a charity road race and responding to other calls.
Officials say the 70-year-old man was hiking with a group of people when he collapsed, stopped breathing and fell unconscious more than 1,000 feet up the trail.
Fellow hikers quickly retrieved an automated external defibrillator from the nearby Horton Center and started CPR. They helped revive the hiker, who had regained a pulse by the time rescuers arrived.
Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue assisted with carrying the patient out, where LifeFlight of Maine then transported the hiker to a medical facility.
Officials said the patient was responsive at the time of transport
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